OA, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Camden & Anor

MR JOHN KIMBELL QC (Sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court) ____________________

MS G MELLON (instructed by GT Stewart) appeared on behalf of the Claimant. MS D RHEE QC (instructed by the London Borough of Camden) appeared on behalf of the Defendant. MR A LENANTON (instructed by the Government Legal Department) appeared on behalf of the Interested Party. ____________________

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It is common ground that the letter was delivered by hand to the claimant's mother on the 25th, which I�think was a�Tuesday, and the last paragraph of the letter is clearly giving her until the Friday of that week to provide any further comments.