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Moore & Anor -v- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Local authority housing
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High Court refuses judicial review of possession of local authority house on foot of void warrant, on the grounds that the house had been vacated, an order would be futile, and there was no mala fides on the part of the local authority.
Eviction from local authority housing - warrant for possession - failure to pay rent - Order 47, rule 15, District Court Rules - loss of home - proportionality - Human Rights - section 86, Deasy's Act - whether warrant in conformity with law - warrant issued outside six months of order for possession - futility of order - whether conscious or deliberate breach of rights - whether mala fides on part of local authority.
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