Kinsella -v- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Co Co [2012]
Judgment Title: Kinsella -v- Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Neutral Citation: 2012 IEHC 344 High Court Record Number: 2012 62 JR Date of Delivery: 07/31/2012 Court: High Court Composition of Court: Judgment by: Hogan J. Status of Judgment: Approved NEUTRAL CITATION NUMBER [2012] IEHC 344 THE HIGH COURT JUDICIAL REVIEW [2012 No. 62 J.R.] […]
Donegan -v- DCC & Gallagher v DCC [2012]
The Supreme Court has ruled in Donegan v DCC & Gallagher v DCC that section 62 of the Housing Act 1966 (eviction procedure for Local Authority tenancies) is incompatible with Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as it fails to provide procedural protections […]
2012 Annual Report
You can read the report here.
Bjedov -v- Croatia [2012]
Bjedov v Croatia – is the European Court of Human Rights moving towards providing a substantive right to a home? In the recent case of Bjedov v Croatia before the European Court of Human Rights (42150/09 29th May 2012), a Croatian woman was granted a right to purchase her rented accommodation on the basis of her right […]
Bridging the Gap Between Legal Rights and Homelessness – The work of the Mercy Law Resource Centre
Abstract: This article is an exposition of the work of the Mercy Law Resource Centre, a Dublin law centre that focuses on the provision of legal services to people affected by homelessness. The author discusses the legal frameworks relating to homelessness and the factors that contribute to its complexity and intractability as a social problem. […]
Social Housing Rights Explained Booklet
Mercy Law Resource is a member of a housing group which also comprises Ballymun Community Law Centre, Barnardos, Community Action Network, Focus Ireland, the Irish Traveller Movement Law Centre, Northside Community Law Centre and the Public Interest Law Alliance. This informal group meets on a monthly basis to share information and consider matters of housing law […]
MLRC’s First E-zine
You can read the eZine here.
Law Gazette Article May 2012
Housing Group booklet aims to reduce rick of eviction. Read Full Article
Submission to the Legal Aid Board re section 62 of the Housing Act 1966
You can read the policy submission here.
Response to Questionnaire addressed to the Government of Ireland by the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
You can read the policy submission here.
