Supreme Court decision - McDonald v McDonald

The Supreme Court has this morning confirmed that the Human Rights Act and the requirement to look at proportionality of eviction of occupiers in possession cases does not apply to the private rented sector. This is a welcome confirmation of the restriction of HRA to public authorities. The press summary can be found here.

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