Central London County Court has held, at appeal, that it is seriously arguable that the differential treatment afforded by s 88 of the Housing Act 1985 to persons who become sole tenants consequent upon divorce and those who become sole tenants consequent upon widowhood is not compatible with Art 14, European Convention on Human Rights, in Samawi v Haringey LBC on 3 July. Professor Ian Loveland of Arden Chambers appeared for Mr Samawi. An Arden Chambers note on the case said: “The judgment provides a basis for arguing before a District Judge that such claims should be stayed pending the initial determination of the point in Mr Simawi’s case.”
23 July 2015
No second succession rule
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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Browne Jacobson—Vicky Tomlinson
Browne Jacobson appoints Vicky Tomlinson as Head of Independent Health and Care
DWF—five appointments
DWF further strengthens major injury and casualty offering with new partner and four directors from DAC Beachcroft
Switalskis—Laura Ornsby
Switalskis strengthens Grimsby child care team
NEWS
The Financial Reporting Council’s revised Audit Enforcement Procedure will alter the balance of power in corporate investigations
A telecoms operator may be able to hold over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, yet still be unable to secure a renewal: an outcome described as a legal ‘paradox’
Safety fears do not automatically justify shutting an interested person out of a statutory will application
Consumer credit law is heading for its biggest shake-up in 50 years, with the Consumer Credit Act 1974 set to yield much of its detailed statutory machinery to FCA rules
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over part-time workers: unfavourable treatment need be a significant or effective cause, not the sole cause
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