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NLJ this week: Eviction, possession & Equality Act reforms ahead

14 October 2022
Issue: 7998 / Categories: Legal News , Property , Landlord&tenant , Equality
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Are Equality Act 2010 defences against eviction likely to remain in place once the government has completed its proposed reforms to assured shorthold tenancy grounds for possession? 

Barristers Kavish Shah and Edward Peters, of Falcon Chambers, answer this question, in an accessible and informative article in this week’s NLJ.

Shah and Peters write that the success of such defences may reduce in certain circumstances, such as where the landlord is seeking to sell their property. They cover the defences, including what works and what doesn’t, outline the proposed reforms and likely impact, and look at relevant caselaw, including Croydon LBC v Kalonga.

Read the full article here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

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Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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