Housing Update: ‘No handrail, no relevant defect’ by Jane Talbot
The Court of Appeal has held that the freeholder of a building was not liable under the Defective Premises Act 1972 s4 where a man…
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Jane Talbot explores the interplay between housing and domestic abuse in the June 2017 edition of ‘Resolution’ magazine
In the June 2017 edition of Resolution magazine, Jane Talbot (Barrister) outlines the interplay between housing and domestic abuse. The articles examines how social landlords…
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Mr Jeremy Weston QC publishes an article in the BMJ Archive to provide clarity on the law regarding child FGM
Mr Jeremy Weston QC, Head of St Ives Chambers, has published an article in the Archives of Disease in Childhood (a BMJ Journal) which provides…
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Section 20: ‘The Bottom-Line Legal Requirements’ by Tom Harril
Introduction A unanimous Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in the case of London Borough of Hackney v Williams & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 26 (26…
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New Mandatory Ground for Possession due to Immigration Status and New Notice of Seeking Possession to be used from 1 December 2016 by Jane Talbot
Landlords seeking to evict tenants after 1 December 2016 (relying on any grounds) must use the new Notice Seeking Possession which has been amended to…
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Rejecting second succession based on length of occupation by Jane Talbot
A possession Order was made on 2 January 2014 in respect of a 3 bed/6-person property occupied by 2 brothers following the death of their…
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Plain English: A Judge’s journey into the unknown by Jason Hadden MBE
Legal commentators are rightly excited by the judgment of Mr. Justice Peter Jackson in Lancashire County Council v M [2016] EWFC 9 and others, due…
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A question of bias: from the children’s guardian? by Jason Hadden MBE
For a whole variety of reasons, it is not uncommon for parents in care cases to allege that the children’s guardian is biased against them….
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Elizabeth Isaacs QC and Adem Muzaffer secure declaration of incompatibility in landmark surrogacy case
UK’s top family judge declares that UK law should give single parents through surrogacy the same rights as couples. Sir James Munby, the President of…
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City West v Massey [2016] EWCA Civ 704: Clarification of ‘Cogency’ by Maximilian Velarde
The Court of Appeal’s consideration of the two joint appeals in City West v Massey and Manchester & District Housing Association has offered some clarification…
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