The council sought to recover alleged overpayment of housing benefit. It claimed that it had served appropriate notice on the defendant. He denied receiving any notice.
Held: The defendant had later received a copy of the notice, but had still not sought to exercise his rights of appeal. The defendant had taken the matter to the ECHR, where it awaited determination, and the matter had been stayed. In reality the compaint was against the decision notice, and the complaint did raise significant questions. Permission to appeal granted.
Citations:
[2005] EWCA Civ 1097
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Benefits, Litigation Practice
Updated: 23 June 2022; Ref: scu.229859