Judgment summary of Kerr v Poplar HARLCA [2024] EWCA Civ 1260 published in Nearly Legal

The issue for the Court of Appeal in the joined appeals was the correct procedure for landlords seeking to recover possession on grounds of serious anti-social behaviour within existing possession claims initially brought on other grounds.

Martin Hodgson and Daniel Grutters represented Ms Kerr and were instructed by Shazina Hussain from TV Edwards.

Continue reading here: https://nearlylegal.co.uk/2024/10/procedural-tails-and-substantive-dogs/

Thanks to pupils William Heath and Frank Bowmaker for writing the blog published in Nearly Legal.

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