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Posted by clp-admin13th July, 201623rd January, 2017	Other Legal Cases
Jones – v – London Borough of Southwark [2016] EWHC 457 (Ch) 4 March 2016
It was revealed in this case that London Borough of Southwark and a number of other local authorities regarded themselves as agents in the collection of water rates for Thames Water but that they were in fact re-sellers and thus subject to the Water Resale Order 2006 which imposes maximum charges on re-sellers and allows only for modest administration charges.
Read more	Public Law Project – v – The Lord Chancellor
Posted by clp-admin5th February, 201623rd January, 2017	Other Legal Cases
Public Law Project – v – The Lord Chancellor [2015] EWCA Civ 1193, 25 November 2015
In September 2013 the Lord Chancellor proposed bringing in a residence test with the regard to the provision of Legal Aid. The proposal involved an amendment to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPOA) 2012 by means of a statutory instrument. Public Law Project (PLP) took a challenge to this proposal on the basis that it was outside the aims of LASPOA 2012 and that it was discriminatory. Before the High Court PLP were successful. The Lord Chancellor appealed to the Court of Appeal and the Court of Appeal allowed this appeal.
Read more	Hotak and Others – v – London Borough of Southwark and Others
Posted by clp-admin15th September, 201523rd January, 2017	Other Legal Cases
Hotak and Others – v – London Borough of Southwark and Others [2015] UKSC 30, 13 May 2015
Housing Act 1996 Section 189 (1) identifies those who have “priority need for accommodation” as being:-
(d) A person who is homeless or threatened with homelessness as a result of an emergency such as flood, fire or other disaster Read more	Akerman – Livingstone – v – Aster Communities Limited
Posted by clp-admin5th June, 201523rd January, 2017	Other Legal Cases
Akerman – Livingstone – v – Aster Communities Limited [2015] UKSC 15, 11 March 2015
The Supreme Court has overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal and thus concluded that disability discrimination defences to possession actions under the Equality Act 2010 do not have to face the same “seriously arguable” summary test as Article 8 defences to possession actions by local authorities.
Read more	R (Ben Hoare Bell & Others) -v- The Lord Chancellor
Posted by clp-admin23rd April, 201523rd January, 2017	Other Legal Cases
R ( Ben Hoare Bell, Deighton Pierce Glynn, Mackintosh Law, Public Law Solicitors and Shelter) -v- The Lord Chancellor and the Director of Legal Aid Casework [2015] EWHC 523 (Admin)
In April 2014 the Government introduced Regulations which meant that, in certain circumstances, legal aid providers would not be paid for running a judicial review case. In this judgment, the High Court has found those Regulations to be unlawful.
Read more	Traveller Movement -v- Ofcom
Posted by clp-admin4th March, 201523rd January, 2017	Other Legal Cases
R (Gudanaviciene & Others) -v- The Director of Legal Aid Casework & The Lord Chancellor
Posted by clp-admin27th February, 201523rd January, 2017	Other Legal Cases
R (Gudanaviciene and Others) -v- The Director of Legal Aid Casework and The Lord Chancellor [2014] EWCA Civ 1622, 15 December 2014
The Court of Appeal in this case has decided that the Lord Chancellor’s Guidance on Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) is unlawful. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPOA) 2012, section 10 provides for ECF for certain cases that would otherwise be outside scope for Legal Aid in order to avoid, amongst other things, a breach of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right to a fair hearing). The Gudanaviciene case involved five Claimants who had immigration cases and who were refused exceptional funding to assist them in the court action they were involved in.
Read more	Denton -v- T H White Limited & Others
Posted by clp-admin9th August, 201423rd January, 2017	Other Legal Cases
Denton -v- T H White Limited & Others [2014] EWCA Civ 906 4 July 2014
Further to the case of Groarke -v- Fontaine, the Court of Appeal have addressed this matter again and sought to give a definitive ruling on the issue in the case of Denton v T H White Limited and Others [2014] EWCA Civ 906. This case involved three appeals (all heard together) against refusal to grant sanctions by parties who had failed to comply with Court directions.
Read more	Groarke -v- Fontaine
Groarke -v- Fontaine [2014] EWHC 1676 (QB), 22 May 2014
This case concerned a road traffic accident and the question of potential contributory negligence by the Claimant, the Defendant made a very late application (at the outset of the trial!) to amend his Defence.
Read more	Aster Communities -v- Akerman Livingstone
Aster Communities Ltd -v- Akerman-Livingstone [2014] EWCA Civ 1081, 30 July 2014
In this case, the Court of Appeal has come up with an extremely negative decision in quashing an Equality Act defence raised by a tenant.
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