Law firm

Polpitiya & Co

Polpitiya & Co is named as solicitors in at least 13 UK judgments from 2008 to 2023, most often in public and administrative law and immigration and asylum.

13
judgments
2
in the last five years
1
in the Supreme Court or Privy Council
8
in the Court of Appeal

Practice areas

  • Public and administrative law9
  • Immigration and asylum7
  • Civil liberties and human rights4
  • Housing3
  • Family and children1
  • Civil fraud and asset recovery1
  • Professional discipline and regulation1

Courts

  • Supreme Court1
  • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)8
  • High Court4

Judgments by year

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  • 20190
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  • 20161
  • 20150
  • 20141
  • 20132
  • 20120
  • 20111
  • 20101
  • 20090
  • 20084

Cases later courts cite most

Cases Polpitiya & Co acted in that later judgments cite most often.

Date Case Cited by
20 Nov 2008
[2008] EWHC 2830 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
On a section 40 appeal, the High Court conducts a rehearing but gives appropriate respect to a professional tribunal’s findings, particularly where credibility…
8
21 Nov 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 1865 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
When determining whether an applicant is intentionally homeless, a local housing authority must apply the prescribed factual criteria under Housing Act 1996.…
3
27 Apr 2023
[2023] EWCA Civ 464 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
When a local authority uses a final accommodation offer to discharge the homelessness relief duty, it must comply with section 208(1) of the Housing Act 1996.…
3

Recent cases

Date Case Cited by
30 Jun 2023
[2023] EWHC 1615 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
A third-country national adult child who qualifies as a family member because of dependency must continue to satisfy the relevant conditions for residence.…
1
27 Apr 2023
[2023] EWCA Civ 464 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
When a local authority uses a final accommodation offer to discharge the homelessness relief duty, it must comply with section 208(1) of the Housing Act 1996.…
3
8 May 2014
[2014] EWHC 1436 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
When deciding whether information should be included in an enhanced criminal record certificate, the chief officer must balance the seriousness and reliability…
21 Nov 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 1865 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
When determining whether an applicant is intentionally homeless, a local housing authority must apply the prescribed factual criteria under Housing Act 1996.…
3
5 Nov 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 1579 · Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
On a statutory appeal concerning homelessness, the court must review the legality of the local authority’s decision, not decide the merits afresh. A failure to…
20 Nov 2008
[2008] EWHC 2830 (Admin) · High Court: Administrative Court
On a section 40 appeal, the High Court conducts a rehearing but gives appropriate respect to a professional tribunal’s findings, particularly where credibility…
8
8 Apr 2008
[2008] EWHC 654 (QB) · High Court: Queen's Bench Division
The necessity requirement in Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, s 22(1), applies to property seized under a warrant issued under s 8(2). Retention must…

Based on judgments published by The National Archives (Find Case Law) in which Polpitiya & Co is named as solicitors, counted under the firm's current name. The figures are minimums: not every judgment names the solicitors, and a judgment is counted only when we are confident who acted. The selection of cases listed here is limited, and does not include family, criminal or anonymised cases. Firm details include data from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. zoomLaw is independent and not connected with Polpitiya & Co. Something wrong or missing? Tell us. All law firms.