Correspondence from the Judge of the Tribunal on the proposal to fit sprinkler systems to high-rise residential blocks

Subject: 99 High Rise Blocks within London Borough of Wandsworth, London.

LON/00BJ/LSC/20180286

Dear sirs,

Thank you for your email received earlier today, 10 September 2018. I have been asked by Judge Powell to reply as follows and, once again, he has asked that you place a copy of this letter on your website, so that leaseholders will be aware of the matters raised.

The tribunal is grateful for the offer to use the council’s Civic Suite for the case management hearing, given the very high level of interest in the application.

As the Suite is not available on 27 September 2018, a change of date for the case management hearing would appear to be necessary.  However, to give leaseholders sufficient notice of the change, the tribunal considers that it would be better to rearrange it for one morning in the week commencing Monday, 15 October 2018.  Not only would that give leaseholders time to make fresh arrangements (including perhaps organising representation), but it would also give the tribunal further time to produce draft directions and explanations to leaseholders about the procedural nature of the hearing.  In this way, it is hoped that the case management hearing will be more productive and will result in a more streamlined process leading to a final hearing. 

I would be grateful, therefore, if you could let me know if the Civic Suite is available on any morning in the week commencing Monday, 15 October 2018, preferably towards the beginning of that week to avoid clashing with the school half-term that starts the following week.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards

Monday Ibude
Case Officer
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