Egan v Basildon Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted September 28th, 2011 in enforcement notices, law reports, local government, news, planning, travellers by sally

Egan v Basildon Borough Council [2011] EWHC 2416 (QB); [2011] WLR (D) 280

“The date of construction of unlawfully erected buildings or structures could be critical when enforcement action was proposed pursuant to a notice to rectify breaches of planning control.”

WLR Daily, 26th September 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Dale Farm residents win further reprieve – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2011 in enforcement notices, injunctions, local government, news, repossession, travellers by sally

“Judge extends injunction to stop evictions at illegal Travellers’ site, saying council enforcement notices lacked clarity.”

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The Guardian, 26th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Fresh ruling due on Dale Farm traveller eviction – The Independent

Posted September 26th, 2011 in enforcement notices, housing, injunctions, local government, news, planning, travellers by sally

“Travellers fighting to stay on the UK’s biggest illegal site should today discover whether they have won the latest round of a legal battle.”

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The Independent, 26th September 2011

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Dale Farm residents prepare for latest court ruling – The Guardian

Posted September 23rd, 2011 in enforcement notices, housing, injunctions, news, planning, travellers by tracey

“The residents of Dale Farm are once again facing the prospect of imminent removal from their home as a judge prepares to rule on Friday morning whether the bailiffs can move in and mount one of the largest evictions in British history.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2011

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Reprieved Travellers are warned they face a bill for costs of delay – The Independent

Posted September 21st, 2011 in bailiffs, costs, enforcement notices, injunctions, local government, news, travellers by michael

“Families who celebrated a last-gasp reprieve which prevented their eviction from a Travellers’ site at Dale Farm in Essex on Monday have been warned they will be hit with a bill for the costs of the delay, should the temporary injunction be cancelled at a second hearing on Friday.”

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The Independent, 21st September 2011

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Travellers win last-gasp delay – The Independent

Posted September 20th, 2011 in injunctions, local government, news, repossession, travellers by tracey

“Residents of the UK’s biggest illegal travellers’ site tonight won a last-minute injunction temporarily halting moves to evict them from their homes.”

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The Independent, 19th September 2011

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Dale Farm travellers lose court bid to halt eviction – BBC News

Posted September 16th, 2011 in enforcement notices, injunctions, local government, news, planning, travellers by tracey

“A last-ditch bid to halt the clearance of the UK’s largest illegal travellers’ site, at Dale Farm in Essex, has been rejected by an appeal judge.”

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BBC News, 16th September 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Council ‘abusing law’ on travellers – The Independent

Posted September 14th, 2011 in housing, international law, local government, news, travellers by tracey

“A UN representative has accused a council of ‘violating international law’ over the clearance of the UK’s largest illegal travellers’ site.”

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The Independent, 14th September 2011

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‘Unwise’ eviction of Dale Farm Traveller camp must be halted, says UN – The Guardian

Posted September 5th, 2011 in enforcement notices, housing, news, planning, travellers, United Nations by sally

“The government must suspend the ‘immature and unwise’ eviction of 400 Travellers from Essex green belt and seek a peaceful solution, the UN and a European human rights group said.”

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The Guardian, 2nd September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Dale Farm Travellers lose legal battle against eviction – The Guardian

Posted September 1st, 2011 in enforcement notices, local government, news, travellers by sally

“Lawyers for Travellers at Dale Farm have failed in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the eviction of families from the site.”

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The Guardian, 31st August 2011

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Dale Farm travellers’ eviction: High Court appeal due – BBC News

“A severely ill traveller living on an illegal site in Essex is going to the High Court to try to stop a council evicting her and other residents.”

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BBC News, 31st August 2011

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Dale Farm Travellers prepare for imminent eviction battle – The Guardian

Posted August 30th, 2011 in enforcement notices, local government, news, repossession, travellers by sally

“UN warns of ‘grave breach of human rights’ if Travellers are forced to leave their homes as standoff over Essex site intensifies.”

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The Guardian, 26th August 2011

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Evicted gipsies launch human rights claim – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 8th, 2011 in families, human rights, legal aid, news, travellers by tracey

“A gipsy family accused of making life a misery is using legal aid to fund a human rights challenge in the European courts for being evicted – from a travellers’ camp.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ignore headlines about squatters, government proposals target Gypsies and travellers – The Guardian

Posted July 13th, 2011 in demonstrations, housing, legislation, news, squatting, travellers, trespass by tracey

“The prime minister’s confirmation that the government will be bringing forward legislation for the criminalisation of trespass and the proposed removal of removal of legal aid from trespassers in the legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill amount to the most significant changes to the law of trespass in England and Wales for generations.”

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The Guardian, 13th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

LSB publishes literature review of legal needs – Legal Services Board

“The LSB has conducted a review of existing research literature into the needs of different groups of legal services consumers. The review summarises the legal needs of a variety of different groups, their methods of accessing legal services and where their needs are not met. The review helps to identify gaps in existing research and will be used to target our future research programme.”

The Legal Needs of Consumer Groups (PDF)

Legal Services Board, 21st April 2011

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Government to introduce new powers over traveller sites – BBC News

Posted August 24th, 2010 in local government, news, planning, travellers by sally

“A number of changes to tackle illegal gypsy and traveller sites are to be introduced, the government has said.”

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BBC News, 24th August 2010

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Villagers’ fury after High Court rules ‘travellers can build toilets on green belt land’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 2nd, 2010 in news, planning, travellers by sally

“Villagers who formed a human barricade to stop travellers building a caravan site near their homes have suffered a further blow after the High Court granted permission for diggers to be brought on to the land.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010

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Injunction over Meriden travellers’ site – BBC News

Posted May 21st, 2010 in injunctions, local government, news, planning, travellers by sally

“A High Court injunction has been won by a council to stop travellers building on land they own in a village.”

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BBC News, 21st May 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Traveller site legal case begins – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in news, travellers by sally

“A council has started legal action against a group of travellers who moved into an Essex village in April.”

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BBC News,

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Judge rules gipsy can stay at illegal site to help him beat heroin addiction – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 7th, 2009 in news, travellers by sally

“A Romany gipsy has won a High Court battle allowing him to stay on an illegal travellers’ site, after a judge ruled it would help him beat his heroin addiction.”

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Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk