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Cases later courts cite most
Cases Osbornes Law acted in that later judgments cite most often.
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| 16 Apr 2019 |
[2019] EWCA Civ 692 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A residence requirement for access or priority within a social housing allocation scheme may indirectly discriminate where a materially higher proportion of a…
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| 15 Dec 2020 |
[2020] EWCA Civ 1697 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
A local authority must apply its published housing allocation scheme when assigning applicants to priority bands. The meaning of such a scheme is determined by…
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| 22 Oct 2019 |
[2019] EWCA Civ 1758 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
When deciding whether a homeless applicant is vulnerable under section 189(1)(c) of the Housing Act 1996, the authority must compare the applicant, if…
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Recent cases
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| 16 Jul 2026 |
[2026] UKUT 272 (AAC) · Upper Tribunal: Administrative Appeals Chamber
A Housing Benefit award is not irrevocably ended by a temporary interruption in entitlement before a supersession decision. The decision-maker must assess…
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| 21 Jan 2026 |
[2026] EWCA Civ 19 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
For income-related employment and support allowance, “work” and “income” are not confined to lawful activity or lawfully acquired receipts. An activity capable…
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| 26 Nov 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 3071 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
Judicial review of a refusal of permission to appeal is available only in very rare cases. A mere error of law or fact is insufficient. Relief may be granted…
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| 26 Sep 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 2425 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A local housing authority’s duty under section 193(2) of the Housing Act 1996 is immediate, non-deferrable and unqualified. Resource constraints do not modify…
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| 3 Sep 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 2265 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A housing-needs assessment under Housing Act 1996, section 189A, must identify and assess an applicant’s key accommodation needs. Recording facts or wishes is…
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| 22 Aug 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 2204 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
A party that creates and controls a temporary highway traffic scheme remains responsible for ensuring that its implementation and maintenance are reasonably…
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| 9 May 2025 |
[2025] EWCA Civ 606 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
At the strike-out or summary-judgment stage, the question is whether a secret-trust claim has a realistic prospect of success, not whether the claimant has…
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| 30 Apr 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1035 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
A driver is negligent only where the claimant proves both a failure to meet the standard of a reasonably competent driver and causation. The standard must be…
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| 16 Apr 2025 |
[2025] EWHC 1324 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
Where new evidence may lead to a significantly different age assessment, a local authority must undertake further enquiries and reassess the person’s age. It…
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| 22 Oct 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 2661 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
At an interim stage in an age-assessment challenge, the claimant need only show a real, rather than fanciful, prospect of establishing the relevant factual…
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| 17 Jun 2024 |
[2024] EWHC 1496 (KB) · High Court: King's Bench Division
Under Rome II, the law of the place where damage occurs is the default rule. Article 4(2) is a special exception which may apply separately to each…
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| 16 Nov 2023 |
[2023] EWHC 2914 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A person has sufficient interest to bring a judicial review where the claimant has a genuine and direct interest in the decision. The existence of another…
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