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“An offer of accommodation made by a local authority in discharge of its housing duty under s 193(7) of the Housing Act 1996 had two requirements: the accommodation had to be suitable and the offer reasonable for the applicant to accept. It was desirable that a review of the suitability requirement and of the reasonableness requirement took place at the same time as any review of the decision of the authority as to the discharge of its duty. In that case there would be no right of further review. If reviews occurred at different times any relevant matters which existed before an offer of accommodation had been refused but which had not been taken into account then had to be taken into account when the local authority came to review its decision that it no longer owed a duty.”

WLR Daily, 5th July 2010

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Fox and others v North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust – WLR Daily

Posted July 5th, 2010 in appeals, contract of employment, employment, equal pay, hospitals, law reports, sex discrimination by sally

Fox and others v North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust [2010] EWCA civ 729; [2010] WLR (D) 169

“In order for there to be a stable employment relationship it was not necessary for there to be a succession of short term or intermittent contracts.”

WLR Daily, 2nd July 2010

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Day and another v Hosebay Ltd; Howard de Walden Estates Ltd v Lexgorge Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted July 5th, 2010 in appeals, landlord & tenant, law reports, leases by sally

Day and another v Hosebay Ltd; Howard de Walden Estates Ltd v Lexgorge Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 748; [2010] WLR (D) 168

“A ‘building designed or adapted for living in’ was a ‘house … reasonably so called’ within s 2(1) of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 if it was constructed as a house for single occupation and the result of the most recent works which altered the building, assessed objectively, was that the property had been adapted for living in, the emphasis being on the physical appearance and character of the property rather than the user.”

WLR Daily, 2nd July 2010

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Metropolitan Housing Trust v Hadjazi – WLR Daily

Posted July 5th, 2010 in appeals, domestic violence, housing, law reports, repossession by sally

Metropolitan Housing Trust v Hadjazi [2010] EWCA Civ 750; [2010] WLR (D) 167

“The jurisdiction of the court to grant a social landlord a possession order against an assured tenant, the husband, under ground 14A in Pt II of Sch 2 to the Housing Act 1988 on the basis of the husband’s domestic violence or threat of violence against the wife, extended to violence and threats proved to have taken place after the husband had left the dwelling house to live temporarily elsewhere.”

WLR Daily, 2nd July 2010

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 3rd, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

A v East Sussex County Council & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 743 (02 July 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Silkstone & Anor v Tatnall [2010] EWHC 1627 (Ch) (02 July 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

North Somerset District Council v Honda Motor Europe Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 1505 (QB) (02 July 2010)

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in law reports by sally

High Court (Family Division)

HM (An Adult), PM v KH & Anor [2010] EWHC 1579 (Fam) (24 June 2010)

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Regina v Budimir and another; Interfact Ltd Liverpool City Council – WLR Daily

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in appeals, EC law, enforcement, law reports, legislation, video recordings by sally

Regina v Budimir and another; Interfact Ltd Liverpool City Council [2010] EWCA Crim 148; [2010] EWHC 1604 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 166

“Where defendants had been convicted of criminal offences under a statute enacted by Parliament which was unenforceable owing to a failure by the United Kingdom Government, before its enactment, to comply with a Directive from the European Community, it was not incumbent upon the Court of Appeal to re-open their cases out of time unless their convictions had given rise to any substantial injustice.”

WLR Daily, 1st July 2010

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R (Smith) v Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in armed forces, human rights, inquests, jurisdiction, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

R (Smith) v Oxfordshire Assistant Deputy Coroner (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening) [2010] UKSC 29; [2010] WLR (D) 165

“British soldiers on active service abroad were not, as such, within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom within the meaning of art 1 of the Human Rights Convention and were accordingly not protected by the Convention rights scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998. Assuming, however, that the Convention did protect servicemen abroad, a inquest that complied with the procedural obligation in art 2 was not automatically required whenever a member of the armed forces died on active service.”

WLR Daily, 1st July 2010

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 1st, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Lashari, R v [2010] EWCA Crim 1504 (01 July 2010)

Simms & Anor v R. [2010] EWCA Crim 1449 (01 July 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Day & Anor v Hosebay Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 748 (01 July 2010)

Metropolitan Housing Trust v Hadjazi [2010] EWCA Civ 750 (01 July 2010)

Medtronic Corevalve Llc v Edwards Lifesciences AG & Anor [2010] EWCA Civ 704 (30 June 2010)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Wright v Gregson & Ors [2010] EWHC 1629 (QB) (01 July 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Sinclair Investments (UK) Ltd v Versailles Trade Finance Ltd & Ors [2010] EWHC 1614 (Ch) (30 June 2010)

High Court (Commercial Court)

B v A [2010] EWHC 1626 (Comm) (01 July 2010)

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted July 1st, 2010 in law reports by sally

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

The Mayor of London v Hall & Ors [2010] EWHC 1613 (QB) (29 June 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Dominion Corporate Trustees Ltd& Anor v Capmark Bank Europe Plc [2010] EWHC 1605 (Ch) (29 June 2010)

The PNPF Trust Company Ltd v Taylor & Ors [2010] EWHC 1573 (Ch) (28 June 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Tesco Stores Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2010] EWHC 1581 (Admin) (29 June 2010)

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Regina (Noone) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 1st, 2010 in law reports, prisons, release on licence, sentencing, Supreme Court by sally

Regina (Noone) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another [2010] UKSC 30; [2010] WLR (D) 164

“The release provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 applied to sentences of under 12 months’ imprisonment, unless they were imposed concurrently or consecutively with sentences of 12 months or over, in which case the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 applied.”

WLR Daily, 30th June 2010

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Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 1st, 2010 in appeals, defamation, juries, law reports, media, trial without jury by sally

Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation and others [2010] EWCA Civ 730; [2010] WLR (D) 163

“Observations on the applicable principles as to whether there should be a trial by jury or trial by judge alone in a libel action were made by the Court of Appeal.”

WLR Daily, 30th June 2010

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Full judgment: R (Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence – The Guardian

Posted July 1st, 2010 in armed forces, human rights, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

“Read the full judgment from the UK Supreme Court that found that British troops deployed abroad are not protected by the Human Rights Act outside of military bases.”

Full story

The Guardian, 30th June 2010

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 30th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Supreme Court

Noone, R (on the application of) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall & Anor [2010] UKSC 30 (30 June 2010)

Smith, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Defence & Anor [2010] UKSC 29 (30 June 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust v Fox & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 729 (30 June 2010)

Forson v The Governing Body of Harwich School & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 751 (30 June 2010)

ZK (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 749 (30 June 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Financial Services Authority (FSA) v Anderson & Ors [2010] EWHC 1547 (Ch) (29 June 2010)

Gripple Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2010] EWHC 1609 (Ch) (30 June 2010)

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 30th, 2010 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

D, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1485 (29 June 2010)

Budimir & Anor, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1486 (29 June 2010)

Harvey, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1317 (19 May 2010)

Mortimer, R. v [2010] EWCA Crim 1303 (25 May 2010)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

JN (Afghanistan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] EWCA Civ 723 (29 June 2010)

Fiddes v Channel Four Television Corporation & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 730 (29 June 2010)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Jiggens & Anor v Low & Anor [2010] EWHC 1566 (Ch) (29 June 2010)

Stainer v Lee & Ors [2010] EWHC 1539 (Ch) (29 June 2010)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Interfact Ltd v Liverpool City Council [2010] EWHC 1604 (Admin) (29 June 2010)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

BSkyB Ltd & Anor. v HP Enterprise Services UK Ltd & Ors (No. 2) [2010] EWHC 862 (TCC) (28 June 2010)

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Deane v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – WLR Daily

Posted June 29th, 2010 in appeals, benefits, carers, disqualification, education, law reports, tribunals by sally

Deane v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2010] EWCA Civ 699; [2010] WLR (D) 162

“In determining whether a claimant seeking Carer’s Allowance was ‘receiving full-time education’, so as to be excluded, it was erroneous to ask how many hours were actually spent on the activities which were defined within the applicable Regulations.”

WLR Daily, 28th June 2010

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Gibbon v Manchester City Council; L G Blower Specialist Bricklayer Ltd; Reeves and another – WLR Daily

Posted June 29th, 2010 in appeals, civil procedure rules, costs, law reports, part 36 offers by sally

Gibbon v Manchester City Council; L G Blower Specialist Bricklayer Ltd; Reeves and another [2010] EWCA Civ 726; [2010] WLR (D) 161

“Although basic concepts of offer and acceptance clearly underpinned CPR Pt 36 it should not be understood as incorporating all the rules of law governing the formation of contracts; rather it should be read and understood according to its terms without importing other rules derived from the general law, save where that was clearly intended.”

WLR Daily, 28th June 2010

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