Hotak v London Borough of Southwark

Hotak v London Borough of Southwark is a 2015 judgment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. It is a landmark judgment concerning homelessness law and concerned the meaning of vulnerability under s.189(1)(c) of Part VII of the Housing Act.[1] Hokak overturned the R. v Camden LBC, ex p. Pereira case which introduced the so called Pereira Test of vulernability whereby it was judged against the ordinary homeless person.

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  1. ↑ Meers, J. A Return to Purer Waters? ‘Vulnerability’ under s.189 Housing Act 199 Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law (2015)
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