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DWF LLP

CAPITAL HOUSE, 85 KING WILLIAM STREET, LONDON, EC4N 7BL, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 0207 645 9500
Fax:
Fax 0207 645 9501
Web:
www.dwf.co.uk
Stockton on Tees, Preston, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, Manchester M3, Manchester M2 and 6 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Human resources

Within Employment, tier 8

A highlight for DWF LLP was the successful defence of a £33m race and disability discrimination claim brought by a barrister against Four New Square.

Insurance

Within Personal injury: defendant, DWF LLP is a first tier firm,

DWF LLP has expanded rapidly over the past few years, and its success is credited to the exceptional calibre of its people; ‘the extent of the team’s knowledge is first class’. At the forefront is Graham Dickinson, who is ‘vastly experienced in catastrophic cases’. Claire Bowler has ‘impressive knowledge of the complexities of cases with a foreign element’, and is ‘a delight to work with’. Mark Whittaker oversees the public sector practice, and his ‘management of the team is assured, and sensitive to market conditions’. Associate Katharine Brook shows ‘tireless enthusiasm’.

Within Professional negligence Professional negligence

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Offices in Stockton on Tees, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Carlisle

North West

Offices in Manchester M3, Liverpool, Manchester M2, Preston, and Newcastle

West Midlands

Offices in Birmingham and Coventry

Yorkshire and the Humber

Offices in Leeds

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  • HOUSING

    In Nzinga Maswaku v Westminster City Council [2012] EWCA Civ 669 the Court of Appeal clarified that in offering a homeless person with alternative temporary accommodation the local authority is obliged to point that if the offer is refused it has discharged its Part VII duties under the Housing Act 1996.
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  • COUNCIL TAX

    In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.
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  • QUEEN’S SPEECH

    Bills already introduced pursuant to the Queen’s Speech on 9 May 2012 include Local Government Finance Bill and Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, both accompanied by Explanatory Notes, which in each case address ECHR compatibility.
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  • Standards

    In R (Calver) v Adjudication Panel for Wales [2012] EWHC 1172 (Admin) Mr Calver was a member of Manorbier Community Council who successfully challenged the decision of the Panel to dismiss his appeal against a decision by Prembrokeshire County Council Standards Committee censuring him for a number of comments or blogs posted by him on a website he owned and controlled.
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  • A justified retrospective

    Clive Sheldon - QC debates the pros & cons of retrospective tax legislation
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty (“PSED”)

    In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2012] EWCA Civ 496 the Court of Appeal held that the Council had had “due regard to the PSED when making changes to its funding of community legal advice services”. At para 30 Elias LJ said:
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  • Public Sector Equality Duty

    Surrey County Council conducted a review of its Library Service. This culminated in a Report to the Council’s Cabinet. The Recommendations in the Report included that there should be consultation about a community-partnership approach at selected Libraries.
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  • Judicial Review

    The Judgment of Lindblom J in The Manydown Co Ltd v Basingstoke and Deane BC [2012] EWHC 977 (Admin) repays attention. The Claimant sought to challenge by judicial review 2 decisions of the Council: (1) the Council’s refusal to reconsider its position on the development of a site that it owns (and is the subject matter of a Joint Development Partnership Agreement with the Claimant); and (2) a decision of the Council’s Cabinet approving a selection of sites for development which did not include this site.
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  • The Health and Social Care Act 2012: impact on adult social services

    After its torrid passage through Parliament, the Health and Social Care Bill received Royal Assent on 27 March 2012. The Act deals principally with healthcare reform, but it also contains some amendments to the legislative framework for social care. It will come into force on a day yet to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
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  • Immigration update May 2012

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