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Areas of Practice Michael's main area of practice is Housing. He deals with standard County Court actions; s.204 appeals, unlawful evictions, disrepair claims with personal injury elements and Right to Buy decisions. He is a Public Law expert. He appears in judicial review of interim accommodation decisions, allocation decisions. He deals with the interfaces between Housing and Community Care and Asylum Support. Michael also practises in Land Law and Mental Health. He appeared for an Interested Party at the Victoria Climbie Inquiry. Notable Cases
Floyd v S (Equality and Human Rights Commission, intervening) [2008] EWCA Civ 201 (with Jan Luba QC) (a court does not need to adjourn possession proceedings brought on mandatory grounds for consideration of a Disability Discrimination Act 1995 defence without sufficient evidence of the alleged disability and its impact on the possession claim. The non-receipt of Housing Benefit does not amount to an exceptional circumstance that warrants adjournment.) Evans v Copping Legal Action January 2008 (unlawful eviction whether residence of landlord's stepdaughter can create excluded tenancy) Sadiq v Hackney LBC [2007] EWCA Civ 1507 Legal Action April 2008 (applicant homeless as a result of loss of NASS accommodation rather than reason asylum sought in UK) South Cambridgeshire DC v Gammell (2006) 1 WLR 658 - when to consider Article 8 rights when granting or continuing a s.187B Town and Country Planning Act 1990 injunction
Ryde v Enfield LBC [2005] EWCA Civ 1281 (breach of Homelessness Review Regulations must cause prejudice) Ali-Ahmed v Islington LBC [2004] EWCA Civ 128 (discharge of s.193 duty) Camden LBC v Sarac Legal Action July 2002 (does NASS accommodation create local connection) R v Haringey LBC ex p Arthurworrey (2002) (when disciplinary proceedings are a fundamental breach of employment). The Victoria Climbie Inquiry (2001-2)
R v Camden LBC ex p Hersi 33 HLR (1999) (family member reapplication after initial s.184 decision); Societies Executive Member of the Housing Law Practitioners Association (HLPA); Legal Action Group; Administrative Law Bar Association. Other Activities Chair of Governors of Lambeth Primary School. Chair of Trustees of Indonesian Human Rights Campaign.
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