Housing Team Legal Bulletin- Nov 2010.pdf
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03/11/2010
Judgment in Manchester City Council v Pinnock has been handed down today by the Supreme Court.
Manchester City Council v Pinnock [2010] UKSC 45
> judgment
In a landmark decision this morning, the Supreme Court has swept away the prohibition on raising defences on the grounds of Article 8 ECHR imposed in Harrow LBC v Qazi by the House of Lords and upheld by that court twice since.
For detailed commentary on the judgment, please see the bulletin below.
Richard Drabble QC and James Stark , instructed by John Stringer of Platt Halpern Solicitors appeared for Mr Pinnock.
> 4/11/10 - Brave new world or same old story - commentary on Pinnock (Nearly Legal blog)