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Courts enjoy greater powers to grant injunctions

Youth courts are now able to grant orders and defendants can be asked to take remedial actions, explains District Judge Nigel Law

Devolution of powers may pose headaches for elected mayors

Local authorities may find it difficult to work with each other

No such thing as an 'ordinary homeless person'

Matt Hutchings discusses the Supreme Court's interpretation of vulnerability in Hotak, Kanu and Johnson

The calm before the storm

While planning news has been quiet ahead of the outcome of the general election, a number of recent developments will still be of interest to practitioners, say Julian Boswall and Alex Minhinick

Housing rights could be vote winner

A recent decision changes the legal landscape on the issue of 'out of borough' placement for homelessness applicants, explains Jayesh Kunwardia

Free to leave

Karen Bayley discusses the meaning of 'free to leave' in deprivation of liberty cases heard in the Court of Protection, and case law regarding powers of attorney

When the cap no longer fits

Ian Robinson explains how and why he devised the Home Offic';s cap on tier 2 visas for skilled non-EU workers

Westminster Council's decision to re-house family 50 miles away is deemed unlawful

Supreme Court says councils must evidence decisions to move homeless out of area