Hearings
England & Wales
12 Jun 1997 [1998] AC 188; [1997] 3 WLR 86; [1997] 3 All ER 23, HL(E)
O’Rourke v Camden London Borough Council
Subject Matter
LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Homeless persons — Civil action — Applicant claiming to be homeless with priority need — Housing authority's failure to provide accommodation pending inquiries — Whether giving rise to private law action for damages — Housing Act 1985, s 63(1)
Appellate History
O’Rourke v Camden London Borough Council (1996) 28 HLR 600, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed
O’Rourke v Camden London Borough Council [1998] AC 188; [1997] 3 WLR 86; [1997] 3 All ER 23, HL(E)