The Independent - London, May 10th, 1995
Regina v Hertsmere Borough Council, Ex parte Woolgar Queen's Bench Division (Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC) 3 May 1995
A local housing authority's duty to secure accommodation for a person who was unintentionally homeless and in priority need can be performed by a registered housing association, provided the local authority retains its duty to decide whether the person is entitled to such accommodation.
Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC dismissed an application for judicial review of the council's offer of accommodation to the applicant under the Housing Act 1985.
In 1994 the council's housing stock was ...
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