We have welcomed two new practitioners to Field Court Chambers in September. Sarah McKeown specialises in housing and public law in both England and Wales. She appears regularly for, and advises, homeless applicants and public authorities in homelessness appeals, including second appeal and judicial review claims. Sarah also appears in the Court of Protection and […]
I have been keeping a close eye on this one, for reasons which will be obvious if you read the judgment! The jurisdiction of the Land Registration Division of the FtT is limited by the scope of ‘the matter’ referred to it by HM Land Registry. HHJ Dight’s decision in Murdoch v Amesbury [2016] UKUT […]
David Brounger considers the case of Paragon Asra Housing Limited v. Neville [2018] EWCA 1712 in which the Court of Appeal decided that where a Court had concluded that it was reasonable to make a suspended possession order in the face of a disability discrimination defence, there was no requirement for a reconsideration of the […]
Mark Baumohl considers Turner v LB of Ealing [2018] EWHC 1431 (QB) a case concerning a so called “second successor” which, provided that a local authority is mindful of its ongoing duties and is prepared to provide a clear road map for proper consideration of those duties, further underlines the difficulties defendants may have defeating […]
The 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 […]
Hopes were high that the Supreme Court’s judgment in Pimlico Plumbers would provide definitive guidance for practitioners advising clients who are involved in the gig economy. However, whilst the case undoubtedly provides some helpful instruction, the court resisted the opportunity to fully explore and provide definitive guidance as to the approach to take in this […]
A claimant who made a judicial review claim in order to secure housing for her family under section 17 of the Children Act did not “succeed” in her claim when the authority then provided the housing. The High Court found that the authority reached the decision that they had a duty under section 17 independently […]
We are delighted to announce the arrival of Clare Cullen to Field Court Chambers. Clare is a civil and public law practitioner who specialises in housing, property and local government. She advises and represents public and private clients including local authorities and has appeared in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court. John […]
Between 1992 and 2005 the Claimant worked for the Defendant (his brother in law) renovating properties. He was not paid but he was assured that he would either be paid or receive a property of equivalent value to his work when the Defendant could afford to do so. The arrangement came to an end when […]
Field Court Chambers were delighted to see such a good turnout for last night’s Public Law Children seminar. Barry McAlinden spoke to attendees about the latest developments in Adoption Law, Current issues in Fostering and tackled the ever developing area of Deprivation of Liberty & Children.