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Regulatory
09/01/2026

Henry Skudra Resists an Application for Judicial Review

Henry Skudra resists an application for judicial review in relation to council tax liability. The Claimant challenged both the council tax liability order itself as well as the mechanism by which it was issued by the magistrates’ court and then...
Dan Jacklin
Regulatory
10/10/2025

From the front line of HMO licensing: Advice for prosecuting authorities and landlords on managing HMO-related litigation 

In this article, specialist in HMO licensing Dr Dan Jacklin raises a series of considerations relevant to prosecuting authorities and landlords on effectively managing HMO-related litigation from his experience of litigating such issues.  The...
Dan Jacklin
Regulatory
09/09/2025

Environmental enforcement powers: Walker v Chelmsford City Council [2020] EWHC 635 revisited

Following Walker v Chelmsford City Council [2020] EWHC 635 (Admin), the present position is that the s.108(4)(j) power under the Environment Act 1995 does not entitle an authorised person to require a person to answer written questions and provide...
Dan Jacklin
Regulatory
27/08/2025

A short guide to social housing fraud litigation in the context of Airbnb-style lettings

In this article, Dr Dan Jacklin provides a short guide to the issues social housing fraud litigators must grapple with and how they apply in the context of short-term temporary accommodation for transient visitors paying for such use by way of...
Regulatory
14/08/2025

Henry Skudra secures successful outcome in Traffic Commissioner public inquiry

Henry represented a p.c.v. licence holder who had struck a railway bridge in a public inquiry before the Traffic Commissioner. The starting point in the relevant guidance was for revocation of the licence and disqualification for six months....
Dan Jacklin
Regulatory
23/06/2025

Teacher Avoids Driving Disqualification after Challenge to SJP Conviction

Driver A was prosecuted for two driving offences: (1) driving whilst disqualified, and (2) using a mobile phone whilst driving. Disqualification placed Driver A at risk of a custodial sentence, losing their job as a teacher, their income, and,...
Regulatory
06/06/2025

Henry Skudra successfully prosecutes landowner breaching an enforcement notice

Henry Skudra has successfully prosecuted a landowner, recovering over £100,000 for Flintshire County Council. The landowner had for almost 4 years operated a business which placed him in breach of an enforcement notice issued by the Council in March...
Dan Jacklin
Regulatory
03/06/2025

Local Authority Enforcement Powers and Domestic Bee Keeping

In this article, Dan Jacklin provides a detailed analysis of the enforcement powers available to local authorities in relation to domestic beekeeping. The majority of the UK honey bee population are kept in hives as livestock. The average hive can...
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