9/4/2023 1:39:10 PM Suspended quashing orders and rolling judicial review as a means of monitoring compliance By Alice Irving The recent judgment of Chamberlain J in R (ECPAT UK) v Kent CC, SSHD [2023] EWHC 2199 (Admin) ('the ECPAT UK relief judgment') provides a...
7/19/2023 8:15:36 PM How not to talk about capacity and mental illness By Alice Irving George Major (a protected party, by his litigation friend Katherine Gee) v Kalaivani Jaipal Kirishana [2023] EWHC 1593 (KB) per Justice...
5/10/2023 2:55:05 PM How to get urgent interim relief in a s.204A Housing Act 1996 appeal By Alice Irving The lack of clarity around the procedure for urgent determination of s.204A Housing Act 1996 ('HA 1996') appeals became painfully clear...
7/7/2022 2:15:56 PM High Ct decision handed down concerning Ombudsman's jurisdiction to investigate complaints against a council where there has been a SENDIST appeal By Alice Irving Judgment has been handed down in R (Milburn) v The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman. Press release here. Alice Irving was...
6/14/2022 11:04:05 AM Defending section 21 possession claims - useful tips on limitation By Alice Irving There have been promises to abolish no-fault eviction. Unfortunately, section 21 Housing Act 1988 is still with us for now. In a recent...
3/14/2022 2:55:08 PM High Court confirms fixed time limits apply after annual reviews of EHC Plans By Alice Irving The High Court has handed down the long awaited judgment in R (L, M, P) v Devon CC [2022] EWHC 493 (Admin). The case concerned the...
7/1/2021 12:29:13 PM COVID-19 rent arrears: A tip for defending Ground 8 possession claims By Alice Irving For those on the frontline in defending possession proceedings post the Covid-19 stay, it is sadly all too common to be representing...
5/4/2021 12:00:00 AM Birmingham City Council Housing Allocation Scheme found to discriminate against households with disabled members By Alice Irving The High Court has just handed down judgment in R (Nur) v Birmingham City Council [2021] EWHC 1138 (Admin). The case is an important win...
3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM Delays in finalising EHCPs following review - Court of Appeal decision on 'academic' claims By Alice Irving The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in the case of R (L, M, P) v Devon County Council [2021] EWCA Civ 358. The case concerns the...
9/20/2020 12:00:00 AM Possession proceedings after the stay By Alice Irving On 21 September 2020 the stay will be lifted and as housing practitioners we will enter a brave new world of possession proceedings, with...