The exercise of judicial discretion in rent arrears cases - Sheffield ...
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Legislation and legal factors<br />
Legal pr<strong>in</strong>ciples<br />
Statute and Acts<br />
Appeal court decisions<br />
CPR<br />
Defendants<br />
Attendance and level <strong>of</strong> <strong>arrears</strong><br />
Assessment <strong>of</strong> tenants’ motivation and commitment<br />
Consideration <strong>of</strong> personal circumstances, age,<br />
ethnicity, gender, family make up, health, ability to<br />
comprehend proceed<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
CHART 14: NETWORK OF INFLUENCES ON THE<br />
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS<br />
Institutional arrangements<br />
List<strong>in</strong>g practices<br />
Courts and facilities<br />
Court culture<br />
Hous<strong>in</strong>g Benefit problems<br />
Decision mak<strong>in</strong>g Axis<br />
Legalism___________________________________________ pragmatism<br />
Contract___________________________________________ social welfare<br />
Debt management___________________________________susta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the home<br />
Assessment <strong>of</strong> credibility <strong>of</strong> evidence<br />
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Social/cultural attitudes and beliefs<br />
Normative values<br />
Colleagial consensus<br />
Community and media attitudes and beliefs<br />
Judges’ attitudes<br />
and beliefs<br />
Background<br />
Personal characteristics<br />
and responses<br />
Decision mak<strong>in</strong>g goals<br />
Knowledge, tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and<br />
experience<br />
Claimant<br />
Nature and quality <strong>of</strong> representation<br />
Views on nature and function <strong>of</strong> social hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Establishment <strong>of</strong> relationship <strong>of</strong> trust<br />
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