Latest Updates
Housing | Friday 26 February 2021
Social Welfare Update: Council misapplied its Allocation Scheme by treating a “preference” given to families with children as an automatic decision in their favour
R (Nur) v Birmingham City Council [2020] EWHC 3526 (Admin)
Migrant support | Friday 26 February 2021
Social Welfare Update: Lacuna in leave to remain policy arising from delays in identification of victims of trafficking
EOG v SSHD [2020] EWHC 3310 (Admin)
Housing | Friday 26 February 2021
Social Welfare Update: Repeat homelessness applications and local connection
R (Minott) v Cambridge City Council (2021) EWHC 211 (Admin)
Adult social care, Capacity, Court of Protection | Friday 26 February 2021
Social Welfare Update: Damages of £143,000 for unlawful deprivation of liberty of incapacitous care home resident upheld
London Borough of Haringey v Emile [2020] County Court at Central London, 18 December 2020, HHJ Saggerson
Adult social care, Health care | Friday 26 February 2021
Social Welfare Update: Health Secretary acted unlawfully by not publishing details of pandemic contracts within stipulated period breaching his own Transparency Policy
Good Law Project Ltd & Ors, R. (On Application of) v Secretary of State for Health And Social Care
Welfare benefits | Friday 26 February 2021
Social Welfare Update: Court of Appeal rules that the exclusion of EEA citizens with ‘Pre-settled Status’ from accessing Universal Credit is unlawful
R (Fratila & Tanase) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2020] EWCA Civ 1741
Migrant support | Friday 26 February 2021
Social Welfare Update: Provision of support to trafficking victims following a negative conclusive grounds decision
MN v SSHD [2020] EWCA Civ 1746
Housing | Friday 26 February 2021
Social Welfare Update: Breach of Public Sector Equality Duty in bringing possession proceedings cured by subsequent compliance
Taylor v Slough BC [2020] EWHC 3520 (Ch)
