How are gypsies faring now

Brand, C.M.

How are gypsies faring now - 1986 - New Law Journal 136(6276) 17 October 1986, 995-997(3) .

Considers the designation of gypsy sites by local authorities under the Caravan Sites Act 1968 and examines the legal situation when gipsies trespass on a non-designated area because the council are in breach of its duty to provide a site, as illustrated by West Glamorgan County Council v Rafferty (1986). Finally discusses the problem of defining gipsies after the hippy convoy controversy.