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Housing

31 March 2017
Issue: 7740 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Dove and another v London Borough of Havering [2017] EWCA Civ 156, [2017] All ER (D) 162 (Mar)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal of the defendant local authority tenants against a possession order made by the County Court following a decision that neither of the defendants had been not occupying a flat as their only or principal home as required under s 81 of the Housing Act 1985. There had been a clear finding to that effect on the facts of the case.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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