My Blog Articles
Below you’ll find my articles on various legal topics in the field of Environmental Health. I’ve also compiled my case notes from previous years into PDF files. Use the buttons directly below to download them.
Anyone who wants to read the full judgement of one of the cases I have referred to - and who does not have access to one of the paid-for sites - should try BAILII, which is free. The detailed link is included in the list on this website. It does not cover older cases from years ago, but is a good way of staying up-to-date on recent decisions.
Environmental Health Case Notes 2019
Click below to view a pdf of all my case notes from 2019 (opens in a new window).
Environmental Health Case Notes 2018
Click below to view a pdf of all my case notes from 2018 (opens in a new window).
Environmental Health Case Notes 2017
Click below to view a pdf of all my case notes from 2017 (opens in a new window).
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Recent Case Law Blog Articles
Below is a list of recent case law articles in the field of Environmental Health Law.
RIAMS Housing Professionals Questions of the Month
Since January 2025 my answers to a "Question of the Month" have appeared on the relevant Community of RIAMS. With their kind agreement, a collated version for last year is attached. Please click here to download the full article in PDF format.
Fletcher v Portsmouth City Council
[2026] UKUT 234 (LC) Why important? This case highlights how the tribunals should deal with conditions attached to HMO licences under Part 2 of the Housing Act 2004. It makes it clear that Councils should not attach standard conditions to an individual licence...
Zaman v Leeds City Council
[2026] UKUT 180 (LC) Why important? This case confirms that dwellings which are part of a House in Multiple Occupation under Section 254 of the Housing Act 2004 can also be regarded as houses for the purposes of a selective licensing scheme under Part 3 of the Act....
A Pyrric Victory?
This article appears with the kind permission of Lawtext, the original publishers in Environmental Law and Management.Click here to download the article in PDF formatA pyrrhic victory? R (on the application of Mathew Richards) v The Environment Agency Interested...
Briefing Note – Filthy and verminous premises, articles, and persons
Sections 83-85 of the Public Health Act 1936 Following a recent webinar on doing works in default, I have been asked to explain inmore detail certain problems with the use of these provisions. Notices under Section83 of this Act are routinely used to deal with cases...
Berow v Maidstone Borough Council
[2026] EWHC 635 (Admin) Why important? This case highlights when electronic service of notices etc. may be valid under common law rules, augmenting Councils’ statutory methods of service. Background B held hackney carriage and private hire driver’s licences which were...
Manchester City Council v Tabassam
[2026] EWCA Civ 361 Why important? A landlord’s failure to supply a new address will not undermine the legal service of an Improvement Notice under the Housing Act 2004 sent to the old address. However, a proven failure to receive the Notice may enable them to...
R (on the application of Williamson) v Caerphilly County Borough Council
[2025] EWHC 3312 (Admin) Why important? This case reminds everyone that there may be more than one category of statutory nuisance applicable in particular cases. A Council that fails to consider a relevant category or whether each of the two limbs (prejudicial...
A Note on Case References
I normally use the neutral system of case referencing used by the courts themselves. There can be several journals or law reports which cover a particular case, such as the Weekly Law Reports, Housing Law Reports, or Environmental Law Reports. The reporting of older cases can be different (depending on how old!).
In my articles you will usually see the following:
- EWHC – England and Wales High CourtThis would usually be followed by (Admin) – Administrative, or (QB) – Queen’s Bench
- EWCA – England and Wales Court of Appeal
- UKUT – United Kingdom Upper Tribunal. This would usually be followed by (LC) – Lands Chamber, which deals with appeals relating to certain housing and caravan legislation.
- UKSC – United Kingdom Supreme Court
In each case the acronym is followed by the year the decision was published, and its number in that year.
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