We are delighted that Henry Pargeter joins us as a new tenant today. Henry’s practice covers all family law proceedings: public and private law children proceedings, financial provision as well as emergency protection orders and applications under the Hague Convention.
Genevieve Screeche-Powell acted for the local authority that successfully defended a s. 204 Housing Act 1996 appeal brought by a homeless applicant. This is the 1st time that the Court of Appeal has had to consider the nature and impact of the s. 189A Housing Act duties on the lawful performance of the s.195 prevention duty in section 204 appeal proceedings.
Genevieve Screeche-Powell led by Kelvin Rutledge KC acted for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to successfully resist an appeal about the local authority’s use of a database of homeless applicants awaiting transfer to alternative temporary accommodation. The appellant, Ms Begum had claimed that the system of allocating temporary accommodation indirectly discriminated against women.
Pupil barristers James Fowler and Andrew Burrell have accepted offers of tenancy with us. They will join us as tenants in September after completing their pupillages.
In R(Begum) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Shelter Intervening) [2024] EWCA 2279 (Admin), a homelessness judicial review claim, Genevieve Screeche-Powell acted for the successful local authority in resisting a claim of indirect sex discrimination.
Pupil barristers, Madeleine Southey and Harrison Engler have accepted offers of tenancy with us. They will join us as tenants in September after completing their pupillages.
Joshua Swirsky defended the successful local authority in the Court of Appeal case of R (Campbell) v LB Ealing. Judgment handed down today focuses on how a local authority’s obligations under the Care Act 2014 interact with its obligations under Parts VI and VII of the Housing Act 1996 - in particular, how s.23 of the Care Act should be properly interpreted.
We are delighted to sponsor the Social Housing Law Association’s 2024 annual conference which takes place in London on Thursday 14 March. Clare Cullen will be one of the speakers at a session discussing Equality Act defences.