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
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
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
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 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
Congratulations to Gemma Taylor QC who is pictured here receiving her Letters Patent.
26th Feb 2018
Congratulations to Gemma Taylor who is pictured here with her family and colleagues from 42 Bedford Row as she leaves Chambers to travel to Westminster where she will be appointed Queen’s Counsel by the Lord Chancellor in today’s ceremony.
26th Feb 2018
We are delighted to welcome Jonathan Pearce who joins Chambers today from 2 Dr Johnson’s Buildings. Jonathan joins the thriving Family team at 42 Bedford Row and we look forward to working with him.
5th Feb 2018
Welcome to the latest roundup from our barristers at 42 Bedford Row Employment Practice, with the latest news and unique insights from our team.
29th Jan 2018
Awards & Recognition
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