‘Consumers in England and Wales will see the amount of compensation they receive for poor customer service from their water supplier at least double under new government measures to crack down on failing utilities companies.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Family share medical records of Calocane’s mental illness with BBC that they say show missed opportunities to prevent attacks.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This short paper explains what Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) are, how they are made and the various uses to which they can be put.’
House of Commons Library , 5th August 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The efforts of the chancellor Rachel Reeves to get control of Britain’s finances are being hampered by a massive £47bn bill in outstanding compensation claims which could balloon even further, The Independent can reveal. Analysis of a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) showed £84bn has been pledged by previous governments, with 12 compensation schemes for injustice, cover-ups and negligence.’
The Independent, 11th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Applications were made to the Building Safety Fund (“BSF”) in respect of two high rise developments in Birmingham with cladding defects. In the event that BSF funding was provided, the developers would have been expected to reimburse the BSF funding less any proceeds from insurance claims (pursuant to a pledge referred to in the BSF guidance signed by the developers; many developers, including the appellants, have now signed a deed of bilateral contract to give the pledge commitments contractual force).’
Falcon Chambers, 22nd July 2024
Source: www.falcon-chambers.com
‘This article explores the personalisation of homelessness services in the context of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. This ambitious piece of legislative reform introduced requirements on local housing authorities in England to assess an individual’s circumstances and develop personalised housing plans for people experiencing homelessness (s.3 HRA 2017, inserting s.189A Housing Act 1996). This article analyses research data (including 26 interviews) collected in 2018–2019 from ethnographic studies completed in two local authorities in the Midlands, across a period of four months in each site. Exploring the implementation of personalised housing plans in practice, this article investigates barriers to the application of the personalisation narrative, finding it operates as a tool of neoliberal governance rather than one of social justice. It asserts that if personalisation has the potential for more satisfactory and sustainable outcomes in preventing and relieving homelessness, then the inability for this narrative to manifest suggests the goal of the HRA 2017 in “reducing homelessness” is being hampered.’
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 27th July 2024
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘The London Borough of Enfield has secured interim injunctions against the occupants of boats and land on the River Lea who it has claimed obstruct progress on a £6bn development of 10,000 homes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Information in and of itself would not attract property rights under proposed reforms to property law in England and Wales, the body recommending such reform has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th August 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Zoe McLean-Wells analyses a recent Upper Tribunal (UT) decision which considered a landlord’s ability to charge a service charge for works required to remediate inherent structural defects.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Karen Smith, Sarah Christy and Emily Howe round up the latest cases and court decisions of interest to housing associations and local authorities.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Andy Moore reviews the tools available to tackle anti-social behaviour, considering in particular the grounds for possession that can be used to deal with serious public disorder.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A rioter who punched a police officer in the face during violent unrest in Southport has been jailed for three years, in the longest prison sentence so far over the far-right disorder in England and Northern Ireland.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has been asked to decide whether a local authority should serve an improvement notice on the owner of a house in multiple occupation if there is doubt about whether a hazard exists.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A woman will have to pay £12,958 and carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after being found with hundreds of fake designer handbags which she planned to sell.’
BBC News, 7th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three men who admitted taking part in riots in Southport and Liverpool in the days after three girls were killed in a knife attack have been jailed.’
BBC News, 7th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who worked as an ambulance driver while on sick leave has been found guilty of gross misconduct.’
BBC News, 8th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Nearly 200 homeless people in London have been arrested in the past two years under a Georgian-era act that criminalises rough sleeping, new figures show.’
The Independent, 8th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Shamima Begum’s legal fight to restore her UK citizenship has received a big blow after the supreme court refused to hear an appeal.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Sian Participation Corp (In Liquidation) v Halimeda International Ltd [2024] UKPC 16 (“Sian”) has, in part, overruled, Salford Estates (No.2) Ltd v Altomart Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1575; [2015] BCC 306 (“Salford Estates”). The part overruled is in respect to section 122(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 and whether the Companies Court can, on a creditors winding up petition, determine whether or not the petition debt is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds. Salford Estates was not overruled in respect to whether section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996 applies to creditors winding up petitions.’
33 Bedford Row, 1st August 2024
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
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