Siân Gough instructed in Y (A Child) (S.38(6) Assessment) [2018] EWCA Civ 992
Appeal concerning the powers of the court to make an order for assessment of a child under section 38(6) of the Children Act 1989.
14th May 2018
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Housing Law Bulletin: laying informations and the 6-month time limit
In this bulletin, Edmund Walters discusses a recent case in which he successfully appeared in the Divisional Court on a point concerning the laying of informations and doing so before the six-month time limit expires.
10th May 2018
Housing Law Bulletin: Banning Orders and the Housing and Planning Act 2016
In this Bulletin, Christi Scarborough discusses banning orders: what are they? When would one be used? What are their consequences? Banning Orders – what are they and how do they work? Christi Scarborough looks at new powers available to Local Authorities from 6 April 2018, and the circumstances under which private landlords or letting and
1st May 2018
Bloomsbury Family Law Conference
Sharan Bhachu and Sian Gough are joining a panel discussion on children law at the Bloomsbury Professional Family Law Conference on the 16th May, at Gray’s Inn.
18th Apr 2018
Desmond Kilcoyne instructed in Paul Alibert David -v- Audra Catherine Wamsteker
Desmond Kilcoyne has been acting on behalf of the Defendant, Audra Wamsteker, in a six-day trial brought against her by her father, Paul David. Judgment has been reserved. The dispute concerns the ownership of two domestic properties, the proceeds of sale of four American properties and her late mother’s jewellery collection. The legal issues include
17th Apr 2018
Housing Law Bulletin: errors of law, burden and homelessness appeals
In this bulletin Elizabeth England discusses a recent Court of Appeal case that reminds us who has the burden of proving an error of law in homelessness appeals under Part VII Housing Act 1996 Avoiding exegetical sophistication: Rother District Council v Stephen Freeman-Roach [2018] EWCA Civ 368 The Court of Appeal has handed down guidance
16th Apr 2018
Mark Chaloner instructed in Lukjanenko v Medway Council [2018] EWCA Civ 612
Dismissal of appeal against an order imposing a sentence of imprisonment for breach of reporting restriction and Protection from Harassment Act injunctions.
16th Apr 2018
Housing Law Bulletin: the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
On 3 April 2018, the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 commenced, imposing a number of new duties on housing authorities to provide early intervention, in order to prevent homelessness. The Act makes significant amendments and additions to the Housing Act 1996
9th Apr 2018
George Butler and Gemma Taylor instructed in X and Y (Children) [2018] EWHC 451 (Fam)
A case where the local authority applied to remove Father as a party to proceedings and from local authority decision making about the welfare of his children.
19th Mar 2018
