Latest Updates
Welfare benefits | Friday 3 February 2017
Whether a lack of evidence of a sexual relationship is determinative when assessing if two people live together as husband and wife
DK v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2016] ScotCS CSIH_84, 8 November 2016
Housing | Friday 3 February 2017
Local connection and repeat homelessness applications
R (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) v London Borough of Ealing and Ms Hacene-Blidi (Interested Party) [2017] EWHC 24 (Admin), 13 January 2017
Housing | Friday 3 February 2017
Homelessness and the public sector equality duty
London Borough of Hackney v Haque [2017] EWCA Civ 4, 17 January 2016
Housing | Thursday 2 February 2017
Common law notice requirements
Gibson v Douglas [2016] EWCA Civ 1266, 8 December 2016
Housing | Thursday 2 February 2017
Security of tenure: almshouses
Watts v Stewart and others [2016] EWCA Civ 1247, 8 December 2016
Housing | Tuesday 31 January 2017
Liability for council tax where tenancy granted for fixed term and monthly thereafter
Leeds City Council v Broadley [2016] EWCA Civ 1213, 6 December 2016
Housing | Monday 30 January 2017
Historic anti-social behaviour
The respondent, was accused by Birmingham of having repeatedly engaged in anti-social behaviour over a number of years by targeting elderly and vulnerable victims and charging them excessive sums for unnecessary or shoddy building works.
Children | Wednesday 21 December 2016
High Court orders local authority to conduct re-assessment of age and considers “significantly different conclusion” test in ADCS Guidance for the first time
BM v London Borough of Hackney [2016] EWHC 3338 (Admin) The High Court this week ordered Hackney to conduct a re-assessment of age after criticising its flawed and irrational approach to fresh evidence that went to the heart of the claimant’s credibili
