“A leading East Midlands firm is to take court action against the lord chancellor Chris Grayling over restrictions on its legal aid contract.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Another bedroom tax judicial review has just been issued.”
Nearly Legal 30th September 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
“The family home of a man convicted of attempting to recruit two undercover police officers to fight British soldiers in Afghanistan is set to become the first to be seized in the UK under terrorism laws.”
The Independent, 30th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“There has been a lot of excitement about the Westminster FTT bedroom tax appeal by Mr Surinder Lall (eg Guardian, CAB). As I mentioned in my last post on the FTT bedroom tax decisions, it was hard to tell what had happened by looking at the decision itself and the press reports. Some, like the CAB, have taken the view that it was Mr Lall’s use of the second room to hold and use equipment related to his disability (he is blind) that was the basis of the decision. If so, this would be a ‘current use’ decision and highly significant, in view of the DWP’s position that ‘tenant use’ should not be a factor.”
NearlyLegal, 28th September 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal could pave the way later for the first ever seizure of a family home as a terrorist asset.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A housing association tenant in central London has won an appeal against the imposition of the bedroom tax by Conservative-run Westminster city council, in what is thought to be the first such victory in England.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A local authority is set to pay out thousands of pounds after it housed 40 homeless families in bed and breakfast accommodation for longer than the recommended limit of six weeks.”
Local Government Lawyer, 24th September 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“The bedroom tax First Tier Tribunal decisions are coming in now. And they are intriguing. In some ways, not a surprise, in others somewhat opaque. As well as the first Fife decision, there are another four Fife decisions that I’ve now seen, and a rather frustrating one from Westminster.”
NearlyLegal, 24th September 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Law can be expensive.
This is particularly so in relation to the process of law, i.e. the costs of going to the law. By this I mean things such as the court or tribunal fees, but particularly the costs of the lawyers. If you lose in civil litigation, the normal rule is that you’ve got to pay not just for your own lawyers, but for the other side’s too. Due to the way that costs are assessed and recovered, even the winner often has to foot the bill for some their own lawyers’ fees. It is fair to say that the general public doesn’t think too highly of the fees charged by lawyers. Now, a lot of the criticism is unfair (‘If you think a professional is expensive, wait ’til you try an amateur’) and based on misinformation and misunderstanding. Nonetheless, there is force in some of the criticism.”
NearlyLegal, 24th September 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“A clear majority of MPs would support a change in the law to give unmarried couples greater legal rights, a poll has found.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Legal Action Group has warned that what remains of civil legal aid could just ‘wither away’ as new research reveals ‘a disturbing reduction’ in the take-up of cases, writes Jon Robins. According to the group, there has been a marked drop off even for the cases still covered by legal aid.”
LegalVoice, 11th September 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“Housing expert Raquel Rolnik says policy could constitute a violation of the human right to adequate housing.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Planning Inspector was wrong to use Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) figures as a base for a Council’s projected housing need, a High Court judge has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Four councils are taking legal advice to challenge Mayor Boris Johnson’s decision by which affordable rents can be set at up to 80% of market prices.”
BBC News, 8th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The impact of the so-called ‘bedroom tax’ on the human rights of low-income households is being examined by a senior United Nations official.”
The Independent, 4th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Santander (UK) Plc v McAtamney and other cases [2013] NIMaster 15 is, as the neutral citation should reveal, a case from Northern Ireland, decided by a Chancery Master. It is not, therefore, a binding authority on the law of England and Wales. Nevertheless, it is very interesting and, as we’ll see, highly persuasive.”
NearlyLegal, 27th August 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Peake v LB Hackney is another cautionary tale about the importance of lodging statutory homelessness appeals within the 21 day limit.”
NearlyLegal, 18th August 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
“Desmond Rutledge considers the scenarios in which judicial review is available as a solution to certain housing benefit issues and provides specific examples of housing benefit decisions that are susceptible to judicial review.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog, 13th August 2013
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
“A woman who moved out from her flat while a local authority carried out repairs still held her tenancy eight years later, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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