United Kingdom Leading Case uncategorized

R v Barnet London Borough Council, ex parte Shah

[1982] UKHL 14; [1983] 2 AC 309

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1982

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

'Ordinarily resident' means a person's abode in a place adopted voluntarily and for settled purposes as part of the regular order of his life, whether of short or long duration.

Area of Law

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