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Gargett, Regina (on the Application of) v London Borough of Lambeth: CA 18 Dec 2008

The applicant was an assured tenant receiving housing benefits. Her rent was increased to a level above what would normally be covered by benefits. She failed to notify the local authority. The court was asked whether local authorities may exercise their power to make Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) by paying arrears of rent, if the … Continue reading Gargett, Regina (on the Application of) v London Borough of Lambeth: CA 18 Dec 2008

Gargett, Regina (on the Application of) v London Borough of Lambeth: Admn 8 Apr 2008

The tenant applicant said that the authority had a power to make a discretionary housing payment to cover arrears of rent incurred after an increase. Citations: [2008] EWHC 663 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000, Discretionary Financial Assistance Regulations 2001 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Appeal from – … Continue reading Gargett, Regina (on the Application of) v London Borough of Lambeth: Admn 8 Apr 2008

Lymington Marina Ltd v MacNamara and others: CA 2 Mar 2007

A share in a marina had been inherited by one brother whose application to grant successive sub-lcences of it to the other two was rejected by the marina, who said that this was not permitted. The marina appealed a finding that it had to make its decision on the licence in good faith. Held: The … Continue reading Lymington Marina Ltd v MacNamara and others: CA 2 Mar 2007

Tigere, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: SC 29 Jul 2015

After increasing university fees, the student loan system was part funded by the government. They introduced limits to the availability of such loans, and a student must have been lawfully ordinarily resident in the UK for three years before the day the academic year begins. The claimant came as a child with her mother some … Continue reading Tigere, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: SC 29 Jul 2015

Regina v Secretary of State for The Home Department Ex Parte Simms: HL 8 Jul 1999

Ban on Prisoners talking to Journalists unlawful The two prisoners, serving life sentences for murder, had had their appeals rejected. They continued to protest innocence, and sought to bring their campaigns to public attention through the press, having oral interviews with journalists without undertakings from the journalists not to publish any element of the interview. … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for The Home Department Ex Parte Simms: HL 8 Jul 1999

Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society: HL 19 Jun 1997

Account taken of circumstances wihout ambiguity The respondent gave advice on home income plans. The individual claimants had assigned their initial claims to the scheme, but later sought also to have their mortgages in favour of the respondent set aside. Held: Investors having once assigned their causes of action to the ICS, could not later … Continue reading Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society: HL 19 Jun 1997