On corrections and registers of landlords and tenants
First, an apology for yesterday’s post/email. I paused to eat half way through writing, and on re-starting completely confused my Cs and Ls as to claimant/appellant and defendant/respondent. As a...
View ArticleOddities and Ends
Sorry for the silence, while the cases to write up have piled up. It has been a busy stretch in and out of work… More thorough write-ups of some cases will follow, but for now, a few brief notes on...
View ArticleBristol fashion – housing conditions claims
I’ve been passed a couple of judgments in housing conditions claims at Bristol County Court, one a contested allocation decision, the other on an application for a stay. They are both interesting, but...
View ArticleThe Yeovil Imbroglio
Cawley & Cawley v Abdri Group Limited. Yeovil County Court. 5 February 2025. (Copy of Judgment) This is something of a companion piece to the two judgments in Bristol we noted here, being also a...
View ArticleEquality Act assessors and disclosure of advice
Laidley v Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd (2025) EWCA Civ 448 This is a second appeal from the High Court’s appeal judgment that we noted here. The issue was the use of and non-disclosure to the parties...
View ArticleRefusal of offers and the end of homeless duties
Socrattes Ofori-Addo v London Borough of Haringey (2025) EWCA Civ 277 A second appeal from a section 204 appeal. Ms O-A had applied to Haringey as homeless and was in temporary accommodation under the...
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