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Chambers of Romie Tager QC

10 ESSEX STREET, LONDON, WC2R 3AA, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7420 9500
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Fax 020 7420 9555
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185 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
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www.selbornechambers.co.uk
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Commercial litigation

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International arbitration

Within International arbitration International arbitration – Leading Juniors

Professional negligence

Within Professional negligence, tier 4

Described as a ‘solid set’, Selborne Chambers includes Justin Kitson, who is ‘good at giving a very clear explanation of issues’, and the ‘brilliantHugh Jackson. Jeremy Cousins QC recently joined 11 Stone Buildings.

Property litigation (including agriculture and housing)

Within Property litigation (including agriculture and housing), Selborne Chambers (Chambers of Romie Tager QC) is a third tier firm,

At the ‘exceptionally well-runSelborne Chambers, Romie Tager QC is good for ‘unusual or difficult cases requiring a novel but hard-hat approach’. Among the juniors, Mark Warwick reaps praise from clients; ‘if you need someone to turn something around in record time he will do it, and he will do it very well’. Gary Blakerstays calm and unflustered under pressure’; Stuart Hornett is ‘bright, approachable and a pleasure to work with’; and Philip Kremen is ‘always very well prepared’.


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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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