Nearly Legal


Posts focus on cases and developments primarily having to do with legal aid and housing law in the U.K.

Author: "Nearly Legal" is described as a "trainee solicitor with a legal aid franchised firm, who turned to the law as a mature career changer."

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Recent Posts from Nearly Legal


  • The track to the old Piggery

    Thompson v Bee [2009] EWCA Civ 1212 illustrates a neat point of property law and inheritance that could come up in a variety of circumstances but in this concerns an easement. In Hamsterley stands Pear…

  • Tenant 1 – 0 Receiver

    Brittain v Noskova and others [2009] EWHC 2884 (Admin) The Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes provision for the confiscation of the proceeds of an offence. In the case of realisable property (such as a residential…

  • Outstanding rent reviews – a cautionary tale

    Bello v Ideal View [2009] EWHC 2808 (QB) — a case not yet available on bailii — illustrates the dangers with leaving a rent review outstanding. Mr Bello bought what appear from the transcript to…

  • Race to the High Court

    Arden Chambers have announced (in one of their eflashes. No link yet) that the Supreme Court has given further reasons for the refusal of permission in the Weaver case. The full reasons, which are stated…

  • Rumours of gatekeeping

    News reaches us here at NL of a decision of the High Court (Birmingham District Registry) by the name of Mehari, Kelly and JI v Birmingham City Council (9 and 10 November 2009) given by…

  • Activate the trommel!

    Ethos Recycling Ltd v Barking & Dagenham Magistrates Court [2009] EWHC 2885 (Admin) This was an application for judicial review by Ethos Recycling of a District Judge’s decision in the Barking and Dagenham Magistrates’ Court…

  • NFN? On the naughty step

    May I introduce Mr Trevor Hobden, lately of Canada House Partnership, Grammar School Road, North Walsham, Norfolk and lately a solicitor. Mr Hobden is to be noted for his balanced approach to billing. Mr Hobden…

  • A curious footnote (with benefit of transcript)

    We previously wrote up Mich-Onyibe v Wandsworth LBC [2008] EWCA Civ 1649 as “a curious footnote” to homelessness jurisprudence, basing our note on an Arden Chambers e-flash.  Thanks to the Chief we now have the…

  • ASBO in absentia

    M v Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Magistrates’ Court [2009] EWHC 2874 (Admin) (on Lawtel only) The claimant were two brothers, aged 13 and 14. They were subject to ASBOs which prohibited them from engaging in…

  • Little Shop on the Corner

    I have the Nearly Legal leadership’s indulgence in allowing me to post about Patel v Keles [2009] EWCA Civ 1187 which touches on one of the more unnatural (at least to housing lawyers) areas of…