𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮 In his latest Passle article, Daniel Clarke discusses the allocation of housing cases under the CPR, highlighting confusion over whether exemption from IT fixed recoverable costs prevents such cases from being placed on the intermediate track.

Court orders local authority to provide accommodation pending appeal following successful appeal under section 204A of the Housing Act 1996 - Cara Hall was instructed by Naviya Shah at ARKrights.

Renters Rights Bill Seminar – Part 1 Thursday 25th September | 18:00 Hear from our housing practitioners, Marie Paris (Chair), David Cowan, Dominic Preston and Cara Hall, who will cover the Renters Rights Bill and changes as they relate to the grant of tenancies and the life of a tenancy.

High Court finds local authority’s housing needs assessments of homeless applicant unlawful. Joshua Jackson was instructed by Will Ford of Osbornes Law on behalf of the Claimant. www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/high-co...

Court finds no allegations of anti-social behaviour proven in application to enforce a suspended possession order. Cara Hall was instructed by Turpin Miller. To instruct Cara in anti-social behaviour cases, please contact her clerks. www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/court-f...

FREE UPCOMING EVENT 📣 A Reflective Bar- How successful have diversity and inclusion programmes been in encouraging better representation? 📆15th July 2025 🕠17:30 - 19:00, followed by a drinks reception 🎟️Get your ticket here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/reflec... 1/4

Get you ticket to the upcoming @legalactiongroup.bsky.social Annual Housing Conference on 13th June! Sarah Steinhardt will speak on how to prepare and plead effective Equality Act cases, while Marie Paris will discuss the changes introduced by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Get your tickets now 🎟️🔽

The time limits for beginning possession proceedings: is it all now meaningless? | By Cara Hall Read the article here: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102kd3t...

In her latest article, Cara Hall aims to provide some clarity on the intermediate track, which was introduced on 1 October 2023 but which has lead to significant confusion in the context of housing claims. insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102k7lj...

High Court confirms duties to assess housing needs apply to pre-2018 homeless applications The Claimant, TW (in relation to whom an anonymity order was made), was represented by Daniel Clarke, instructed by Beatrice Patrick of Hopkin Murray Beskine. www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/high-co...

We have Martin Westgate KC giving a closing speech, identifying the running theme of frustration with failures of public authorities to treat landlord criminality seriously, and looking to the future and how the Renters' Rights Bill might change the landscape for rogue landlords

And to close, Sarah Steinhardt considers how rogue landlords might start to use (or misuse!) AI - harnessing it to monitor tenants, barrage them with threats and to profile them

For our panel on the practicalities of unlawful eviction cases, we had Marie Paris on getting interim orders, Cara Hall on getting valuation evidence for section 27 claims, John Hobson on charging orders, and Will Ford from Osbornes with tips and tricks for finding even the most evasive of landlords

Gus Silverman at @dpglaw.co.uk now, telling our conference about his work taking actions against police for failing to prosecute for unlawful evictions

On to Daniel Clarke, speaking about how the courts have quantified damages for unlawful eviction cases in the wake of Smith v Khan in 2018

Now on to Panel 2, with Alice Irving walking us through the framework for liability for illegal eviction and harassment

Now we hear from Jamie McGowan from Justice for Tenants, taking us through the procedure for getting RROs and then looking at the upcoming changes coming with the Renters' Rights Bills

Sarah Steinhardt next, with a master class on how to use judicial review to get local authorities to take action against landlord criminality

Next up, our next keynote speaker Ben Reeve-Lewis, co-founder of Safer Renting, tells our conference that the system that allows local authorities to prosecute illegal evictions is no longer fit for purpose - with an illegal eviction every 46 minutes but only 47 prosecutions in recent times

"My home, my castle, my rules" is an an attitude that is pervasive not only among landlords themselves, but among public authorities that are reluctant to intervene even where landlord criminality is present, says Dr Rugg

Next up is our first keynote speaker, Dr Julie Rugg, who is telling us about her research into landlord criminality in the private rented sector - an endemic problem across the country ranging from illegal eviction to serious organised crime

Today is the DSC Housing and Social Welfare Team's Rogue Landlord Conference! Kicking off is our Head of Housing, Sarah Steinhardt, reminding us that any landlord can become "rogue"

Following challenge by disability campaigner, ambulance trusts develop policies for transporting wheelchair users in an emergency 1/2 www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/followi...

📣Our all day Rogue Landlords Housing Conference is just two days away! There are few tickets left so make sure you get yours and join us on Thursday 27th March to hear from our practitioners and external experts!

Doughty Street's One Day Housing Conference is back again this year to discuss the Rogue Landlords! 1/4 www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/dought...

A Deep Dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024 – Changes to the Bill and Advance Choice documents | By @jordan-briggs.bsky.social insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102k4wx...

📣Doughty Street Chambers Children’s Rights Group Annual Children’s Rights Lecture 2024 |Thursday 13 March 2025, 17.30 – 19:00 📣 The lecture will be delivered by @sonialivingstone.bsky.social, London School of Economics and Political Science. The event will be chaired by @aoifenolan.bsky.social

@simonfrcox.bsky.social, member of our #housing team, will be speaking at the upcoming Domestic Abuse and Housing Law Conference organised by @legalactiongroup.bsky.social. Don't miss the chance to get your early bird ticket, book here now: lag.org.uk/events #housinglaw #law

The need to plead a positive case in defence if you have a positive case in defence | By Cara Hall #housing #housinglaw insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102jwqs...

Doughty Street Chambers is thrilled and proud to announce that our leading juniors, Peter Caldwell, David Rhodes, Jonathan Price, Anthony Vaughan and @adamwagner1.bsky.social have been appointed King’s Counsel following their success in the 2024 competition! www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/peter-c...

❗ SAVE THE DATE ❗ Doughty Street Chambers 'Housing All-Day Conference: Rogue Landlords' will be taking place on Thursday 27th March 2025. Be the first to receive updates on ticketing and event details! Register your interest now at: doughtystreet.co.uk/form/doughty... #HousingLaw

New CA decision on local connection - meaning of "special circumstances": Hussaini v London Borough of Islington [2025] EWCA Civ 22. See: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/court-a... Our Daniel Clarke acted for Mr Hussaini instructed by James Harrison of Edwards Duthie Shamash

REMINDER 📢 Key Developments in Homelessness | Wednesday 15 January 2025 | 18:30 - 19:30 | Speakers: Joshua Jackson and Zia Nabi. This seminar will be chaired by Sarah Steinhardt. Register your place here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/key-de...

In her latest article, Cara Hall explains how the 2024 Autumn Budget has reduced right-to-buy discounts, with a maximum of £16,000 in London and varying amounts in other regions, aiming to limit the loss of social housing. insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102jrg9...

📣Doughty Street Chambers Open Day 2025 Saturday 25th January 2025 |In-person and Online | 10:30 - 14:00 Join Doughty Street Chambers for an Open Day, where you'll have the chance to explore your aspirations with barristers & staff More information here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/dought...

📣Upcoming Seminar 2025 📣 Key Developments in Homelessness | Wednesday 15 January 2025 | 18:30 - 19:30 Speakers: Joshua Jackson and Zia Nabi. This seminar will be chaired by Sarah Steinhardt. Register your place here: www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/key-de...

Today Doughty Street's Housing team is attending the Housing Law Practitioners’ Association: Housing Law Conference 2024. Pop along and say hi to us at our stand!