Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 13 June 2006
Conville v Richmond upon Thames LBC [2006] EWCA Civ 718
Conville v Richmond upon Thames LBC [2006] EWCA Civ 718 Court of Appeal, Thursday 8 June 2006 Intentionally homeless families are entitled to temporary accommodation from a council for a period that will give them a "reasonable opportunity" to f
Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 20 June 2006
SEMINAR: Life after Grogan: future developments in continuing care
LAG, publisher of Community Care Law Reports (CCLR), in association with Garden Court Chambers and Doughty Street Chambers are pleased to present their quarterly seminar entitled: Life after Grogan: future developments in continuing care. Key speakers:
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 22 June 2006
Walker v Birmingham City Council [2006] EWCA Civ 815
The Court of Appeal held this week that a person who survived to a joint tenancy in 1969 was not transformed into a successor by section 88(1)(b) of the Housing Act 1985 (Walker v Birmingham City Council[2006] EWCA Civ 815). Mrs Walker became a joint tena
Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 22 June 2006
The case of Eric Smith
West Yorkshire Police have paid the widow of Eric Smith, 53 and father of seven, ï¿‚ïx£18,000 compensation. Eric Smith died on 2 November 1998, three days after being sprayed in the face with CS spray his own home. Police officers had attended to arrest