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The Unorthodox Quashing of the Pre-Existing Nullity (R(MV) v London Borough of Lewisham [2025] EWHC 280)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗥(𝗠𝗩) 𝘃 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺 [𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱] 𝗘𝗪𝗛𝗖 𝟮𝟴𝟬)

Written by Annabel Nuttall Heath, barrister, and Isabella Taylor, pupil barrister at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square.

The judgment in R(MV) showcases the judiciary taking care to distil the essential case of an unrepresented party and consider that case at its highest, but nonetheless ensuring that the boundaries of the powers and duties of a local authority are precisely identified before determining whether that case is made out.

To read the full case analysis please click here.

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