S v Floyd & Anor

LORD JUSTICE MUMMERY LORD JUSTICE LAWRENCE COLLINS and MR JUSTICE MUNBY ____________________

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Mr Jan Luba QC and Mr Michael Paget (instructed by BHT Advice) for the Appellant Mr David Giles (instructed by Sherringtons) for the Respondent Mr Robert Latham and Miss Catherine Casserley (instructed by the Solicitor for the Equality and Human Rights Commission) for the Intervener Hearing date : 26th February 2008 ____________________

i) In paragraph 1 S said that in 1996 he became unwell and in 1997 was awarded incapacity benefit, the prognosis being that he was unlikely ever again to be able to obtain and sustain paid employment.

ii) In paragraph 3 he explained that what he refers to as the landlord's "illegitimate and excessive demand" for increased rent in 2003 caused him "great distress" and "caused [him] to suspend payments of rent."