The argument (that the word ’emergency’ was used in a wider sense than emergencies confined to emergencies arising from disaster) had no force in this case because in the phrase ‘any emergency such as flood, fire or any other disaster’ the words ‘or any other disaster’ clearly indicate ‘any other disaster’ similar to a flood or a fire.
Judges:
Waller LJ, May LJ
Citations:
(1983) 17 HLR 80
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Bristol County Court Ex Parte Bradic CA 1-Sep-1995
An unlawful eviction did not of itself constitute an emergency giving the applicant ‘priority need’ for housing. The event that results in the homelessness of the person claiming a priority need must have the characteristics of being ‘an emergency’ . .
Cited – Higgs v Brighton and Hove City Council CA 30-Jun-2003
The applicant lived in a caravan. It disappeared without trace, and he claimed emergency housing under the section. Was housing required as a result of an emergency flood fire or disaster?
Held: There was in fact no explanation available for . .
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Housing
Updated: 19 August 2022; Ref: scu.184133