[2025] EWHC 2271 (Admin)

Fecha: 05-Sep-2025

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 2271 (Admin)

AC-2025-LON-001216

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

KING’S BENCH DIVISION

ADMINISTRATIVE COURT

Royal Courts of JusticeStrand, London, WC2A 2LL

Date: 5 September 2025

Before:

Mr Jonathan Glasson KC sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court

Between:

THE KING

(on the application of MR STEPHEN SIMS)

Claimant

- and -

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY

Party

Defendant

Mr Jeremy Ogilvie-Harris (instructed by Hackney Community Law Centre) for the Claimant

Ms Emma Godfrey (instructed by London Borough of Hackney Legal Services) for the Defendant

Hearing date: Thursday 28 August 2025

Approved Judgment

This judgment was handed down remotely at 2pm on 5 September 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.

MR JONATHAN GLASSON KC SITTING AS A DEPUTY JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT:

This is the judgment on a renewed application for permission for judicial review which I heard on Thursday 28 August 2025. The hearing concluded shortly after 4 p.m. and I reserved my decision to give sufficient time for me to consider the arguments that had been advanced.

In advance of the hearing the parties each filed skeleton arguments and at the hearing I heard oral submissions from counsel. I am grateful to each of them for their assistance.