Bhatia Best LTD v Lord Chancellor [2014] EWHC 746 (QB) (17 March 2014)

Section 204 of the Housing Act 1996 does not expressly require the county court to apply judicial review principles as mandated by paragraph 19(10) of Part 1, Schedule 1 to LASPO; therefore, s.204 appeals do not fall within the Public Law Category for civil legal aid post-LASPO.

Citation: [2014] EWHC 746 (QB)
Parties: Claimant: Bhatia Best Limited; Defendant: Lord Chancellor
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 17 March 2014
Procedural Posture: Contractual Dispute / Judicial Review Eligibility / High Court (queen's Bench Division) Judgment on Claim
Outcome: Claim dismissed
Legal Topics: Statutory Interpretation, Judicial Review, Legal Aid Funding, Homelessness Appeals, Contractual Interpretation

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Parties

Bhatia Best Limited

Claimant

Lord Chancellor

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Contractual Dispute / Judicial Review Eligibility / High Court (queen's Bench Division) Judgment on Claim

Legal Issues

1 Whether s.204 Housing Act 1996 appeals fall within the Public Law Category for civil legal aid post-LASPO
2 Whether s.204 requires the county court to apply judicial review principles as required by paragraph 19(10) of Part 1, Schedule 1 to LASPO

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Claim dismissed

Orders

Section 204 appeals do not fall within the Public Law Category for civil legal aid post-LASPO.