The claimant had obtained an order for possession against the defendant for her repeated anti-social behaviour. The court granted in addition to the possession order an injunction restraining the defendant from coming near the premises for a further five years. Held: The jurisdiction to make such an injunction lasted only as long as did the … Continue reading Medina Housing Association v Case: CA 16 Dec 2002
Citations: [2003] EWCA Civ 1256, [2004] 1 WLR 349 Links: Bailii Statutes: Housing Act 1996 152 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Housing, Local Government Updated: 31 October 2022; Ref: scu.186688
Citations: [2002] EWCA Civ 1098 Links: Bailii Statutes: Housing Act 1996 152 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Local Government Updated: 11 July 2022; Ref: scu.258656
In order to grant an injunction under the section, a person sought to be protected had to have some real nexus or connection with the residential premises involved. A connection with the area in general was insufficient. A milkman visiting residential premises might be protected, but a housing officer working in the area had no … Continue reading Enfield London Borough Council v B (A Minor) and Another: CA 2 Sep 1999
The court heard applications in adjudication enforcement proceedings between consultants and their employer, issues being raised about the extent to which the construction contract between the parties was in writing for the purposes of Section 107 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (‘HGCRA’) and in relation to the extent and scope of … Continue reading Sprunt Ltd v London Borough of Camden: TCC 6 Dec 2011
The tenant appealed against a finding that her tenancy was a statutory shorthold tenancy following termination of an assured shorthold tenancy, or an assured tenancy. She moved in as a carer for the tenant of the trustee defendants. That arrangement developed. The trustees said that she was not then treated as a tenant. The tenant … Continue reading Vesely v Levy and others: CA 27 Apr 2007
Implications of the refusal by the respondent of an offer of accommodation made by the appellant, the London Borough of Bromley. The Council notified Miss Broderick that it regarded the duty which it had owed her under section 193 of the Housing Act 1996 (‘the 1996 Act’) as having ceased as a result of the … Continue reading London Borough of Bromley v Broderick: CA 16 Nov 2020
Liability in Damages on Statute Breach to be Clear Damages were to be awarded against a Local Authority for breach of statutory duty in a care case only if the statute was clear that damages were capable of being awarded. in the ordinary case a breach of statutory duty does not, by itself, give rise … Continue reading X (Minors) v Bedfordshire County Council; M (A Minor) and Another v Newham London Borough Council; Etc: HL 29 Jun 1995
The claimants had been the registered proprietors of land, they lost it through the adverse possession of former tenants holding over. They claimed that the law had dispossessed them of their lawful rights.
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A solicitor had failed to register an option as a land charge over property. The court was asked what steps should have been taken by a solicitor in the conduct of a claim: ‘Mr Harman [leading counsel for the plaintiff] sought to rely upon the fact . .
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