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
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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
Housing Law Bulletin: the Supreme Court and Litigants in Person
In this bulletin, Matthew Feldman discusses the important recent Supreme Court case of Barton v. Wright Hassall LLP [2018] UKSC 12, a case that is of relevance well beyond the housing law field.
19th Mar 2018
Housing Law Bulletin: Article 14 ECHR and Succeeding to a Secure Tenancy
Is it fair to treat the children of secure tenants differently for the purpose of succession depending upon how their deceased parent became the tenant? This, in essence, is the question at the heart of the long-running case of London Borough of Haringey v. Simawi. The question will be answered at trial in October 2018
28th Feb 2018
Nicholas Bidnell-Edwards attended the inaugural Oxford Disability Law and Policy Conference
Nicholas attended the inaugural Oxford Disability Law and Policy Conference at Mansfield College, Oxford, which was held between 24 and 25 February 2018.
27th Feb 2018
