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[2009] UKHL 14
Neutral citation format (OSCOLA). Always confirm against the official judgment.
“…as where a duty was owed to the population as a whole rather than to any individual, as explained by Baroness Hale in R (Ahmad) v Newham London Borough Council [2009] UKHL 14, [2009] 3 All ER 755.…”
“…The width of this discretion was recognised by the House of Lords in R (Ahmad) v Newham LBC [2009] UKHL 14, [2009] PTSR 632. Lord Neuberger emphasised at [46] and [55] that housing allocation policy is a difficult exercise which requires not only social and politica…”
“…There is no doubt that as a matter of domestic law, a local authority has no obligation to provide someone with a home: R (Ahmad) v Newham LBC [2009] UKHL 14, [2009] PTSR 632. Nor does article 8 itself entitle someone to be provided with a home.…”
“…In R (Ahmad) v Newham LBC [2009] UKHL 14, [2019] PTSR 632 the House of Lords sounded a warning against over-interference in the policy choices made by a housing authority in framing its allocation pol…”
“…circumstances of applicants generally; long term strategy considerations; expertise; political and social awareness, and local knowledge: R (Ahmad) v Newham LBC[2009] UKHL 14, [2009] PTSR 632 at [62]. Although in that case Lady Hale drew a distinction between a duty to provide benefits or services for a particular individual (such a…”