header-logo header-logo

26 June 2017
Issue: 7750 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
printer mail-detail

Housing

R (on the application of C) v London Borough of Islington [2017] EWHC 1288 (Admin), [2017] All ER (D) 16 (Jun)

The Administrative Court, in allowing the claimant’s application for judicial review of the defendant local housing authority’s award of points and the lawfulness of its allocation scheme, held that the procedure by which the authority operated the provision of direct offers of social housing under its scheme was unlawful. In view of the lack of evidence that the claimant’s application had been considered under the direct offer part of the scheme or the reasons why a direct offer had not been made to her, the authority’s decisions were unlawful.

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
Law firm trainees are choosing US firms over their UK comparators, according to Chambers’ annual report on UK trainee satisfaction
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
back-to-top-scroll