- Cited — Joseph Kyle v Coventry City Council 2023-11-20
“…Before addressing Aweys/Moran itself, it is relevant to refer to an earlier case, R v Brent London Borough Council, ex p. Awua [1996] AC 55 (“Awua”). There, the appellant contended that she had not become homeless intentionally because the flat in the “‘short life’ house” in which she had been hous…”
- Cited — Michala Hodge v Folkestone and Hythe District Council 2023-07-27
“… which concerned the interpretation of sections 1 and 4 of the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 (‘the 1977 Act’), R v Brent London Borough Council ex p Awua [1996] AC 55 (‘Awua’), which concerned Part III of the 1985 Act, and Birmingham City Council v Ali [2009] UKHL 36; [2009] 1 WLR 1506 (‘Ali’), which was about Part VII of th…”
- Cited — Abdelmotalib Elkundi & Ors. (R on the application of) v Birmingham City Council 2022-05-04
“…Baroness Hale then referred the observations of Lord Hoffmann in R v Brent London Council, Ex p. Awua [1996] AC 55 at page 68 that:…”
- Considered — Godson v London Borough of Enfield 2019-03-22
“…In R (Awua) v Brent LBC [1996] AC 55 the House of Lords considered the meaning of “accommodation” for the purposes of the equivalent duty under the legislation then in force. Lord Hoffmann (with w…”
- Cited — Godson v London Borough of Enfield 2019-03-22
“…t arose in the course of argument. A person who is accepted to be homeless at home may be offered alternative accommodation on a temporary basis: see Ex p Awua [1996] AC 55. He may, however, in practice prefer to stay where he is until some more permanent accommodation is available for him. I see no difficulty in law in an applica…”