News
June 18, 2019
A team of barristers and staff took part in the London Legal Walk. They put their best foot forward alongside more than 15,000 other walkers to raise funds for free legal services across London. The team completed the 10km ‘River and bridges’ route, starting at the Law Society in Chancery Lane, crossing the Thames at […]
The 2nd edition of Cohabitation Claims published this month by Resolution includes 2 chapters written by Christopher Stirling. Chris, whose focus areas are matrimonial finance, property and commercial law, probate and inheritance wrote one chapter of useful case studies. His other chapter gives practical guidance about issues such as Capital Gains Tax, bankruptcy, Land Registry […]
Articles
Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 provides that local authorities are under a full duty to secure accommodation to a person found homeless, if certain conditions are satisfied, one of which is that they are not satisfied that she “became homeless intentionally”.
June 13, 2019
On 4 June 2019, District Judge Moore sitting at the Magistrates Court in Bexley handed down judgment in Williams v London & Quadrant Housing Trust. There were some lessons in her judgment regarding the use of experts in Environmental Protection Act 1990 prosecutions which are discussed here. Sarah Salmon represented the successful Defendant landlord. Background […]
Events
June 25, 2019Free Seminar – The wider applications of TOLATA in cohabitation disputesChristopher Stirling and Graeme Fraser of OGR Stock Denton LLP will discuss the wider applications of TOLATA at a free seminar on Tuesday 25 June from 5pm at OGR Stock Denton’s Finchley office. The seminar, will cover:
– The application of TOLATA in disputes with trustees in bankruptcy, creditors and estates
– TOLATA outside the Civil Procedure Rules – Intervener disputes in Financial Remedy Proceedings and proceedings relating to Land Registration in the First Tier Tribunal
– TOLATA beyond land – the common intention trust as applied to chattels, shares and bank accounts.
If you would like to attend, please contact Ali Kabani at OGR Stock Denton: akabani@ogrstockdenton.com
Public Law Blog
March 8, 2019 Case Summary – AB, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2019] EWCA Civ 9 (18 January 2019)In this case, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by AB, a 15 year old young offender, who contended his Article 3 Convention rights had been breached by his being subject to ‘single unlock’ (a form of solitary confinement instituted during communal hours only) when at Feltham YOI. A cross appeal by the […]
January 23, 2019 Damages and Article 8R (on the application of MIV and others) v London Borough of Newham [2018] EWHC 3298 The High Court has dismissed a claim for damages in respect of accommodation provided under section 17, Children Act 1989 which was alleged to be in breach of article 8. Emma Godfrey of Field Court Chambers appeared for the […]
July 18, 2018 The Supreme Court rules that there was a lawful basis for the children’s continued accommodation under section 20The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in the case of Williams v Hackney ; a case in which the local authority had accommodated 8 children under s. 20 of the Children Act 1989 in circumstances which the parents argued had infringed their rights under Article 8 of the ECHR. The Supreme Court has […]