Kuljit Bhogal

Kuljit has an excellent understanding of the needs and practices of local authorities and she is committed to public sector work.

Examples of recent work include:

• Disputes concerning noise nuisance, she has prosecuted actions pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act
• Crack house closure orders, and connected proceedings relating to possession, ASBOs and ASBIs.

Cases:

R (on the application of Chiltern District Council) v Wren Davis Ltd [2008] EWHC 2164 (Admin)
Costs ordered against local authority who successfully appealed the costs order - there was no unreasonable conduct by the authority It was inappropriate to deprive a local authority of its costs on an appeal against an abatement notice where the local authority had reasonably pursued its statutory duty at public expense and had succeeded in contesting the appeal. The local authority had not acted unreasonably in failing to discuss time limits for compliance with a recipient of the notice where the recipient had not accepted the validity of the notice. (Click here for full text)