11 min
R (on the application of Imam) v London Borough of Croydon The Landmark Listen
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Justin Bates, Harriet Wakeman, and Barney McCay discuss the case of R (Imam) v Croydon LBC which is being heard at appeal in the Supreme Court on 4 and 5 May in this ten-minute video.
The Landmark barristers are acting pro bono for Crisis (instructed by Giles Peaker at Anthony Gold Solicitors) in the appeal. Crisis, the UK national charity for homelessness, is acting as intervenor. The appeal concerns the nature of the duty owed by local housing authorities to homeless people under section 193(2) of the Housing Act 1996, (i.e. the provision of “suitable” housing) and how to enforce a breach of the duty.
The appeal will have significant ramifications for those living in temporary accommodation, many of whom are already negatively impacted by being housed there. Crisis has been granted permission to intervene in order to assist the Supreme Court in understanding the potential impact of its decision in this case on those living in temporary accommodation, and to provide wider context to the appeal.
Justin Bates, Harriet Wakeman, and Barney McCay discuss the case of R (Imam) v Croydon LBC which is being heard at appeal in the Supreme Court on 4 and 5 May in this ten-minute video.
The Landmark barristers are acting pro bono for Crisis (instructed by Giles Peaker at Anthony Gold Solicitors) in the appeal. Crisis, the UK national charity for homelessness, is acting as intervenor. The appeal concerns the nature of the duty owed by local housing authorities to homeless people under section 193(2) of the Housing Act 1996, (i.e. the provision of “suitable” housing) and how to enforce a breach of the duty.
The appeal will have significant ramifications for those living in temporary accommodation, many of whom are already negatively impacted by being housed there. Crisis has been granted permission to intervene in order to assist the Supreme Court in understanding the potential impact of its decision in this case on those living in temporary accommodation, and to provide wider context to the appeal.
11 min