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Adult social care, Children, Migrant support | Friday 20 January 2023
Human Rights Assessments: Local Authority concedes Children Act 1989 duties take precedence over residual & discretionary Immigration Act 1999 powers
The claimant, HTT, was represented by Amanda Weston KC and Maria Moodie of Garden Court Chambers. Counsel instructed by Verity Cannell of Bindmans LLP.
Capacity, Court of Protection | Thursday 1 July 2021
Capacity and best interests: agoraphobia, pregnancy and transfer to hospital
Blog post by Mai-Ling Savage of the Garden Court Chambers Court of Protection Team. A NHS Foundation Trust v An Expectant Mother [2021] EWCOP 33, Holman J, 13 May 2021
Capacity, Court of Protection | Thursday 1 July 2021
Capacity to decide to engage in sexual relations – application for a prospective declaration of incapacity rejected
Blog post by Helen Curtis of the Garden Court Chambers Court of Protection Team. A Local Authority v A Mother and A Father and DY [2021] EWCOP 28 (Knowles J) 10 May 2021
Migrant support | Thursday 1 July 2021
Home Office dispersal of asylum seekers in Bristol - failure of Secretary of State to lawfully apply her own policy
Adrian Berry and Tim Baldwin acted in the case R (on the application of IO) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department. Blog post by Tim Baldwin.
Adult social care, Housing, Mental health | Thursday 1 July 2021
Proposed return to sheltered accommodation did not breach Local Authority and CCG’s duties under s117 MHA 1983
Blog post by Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Chambers Community Care Team. R. (on the application of ZK, by her litigation friend, JU) v Norfolk County Council, Norfolk and Waveney CCG and LB Camden [2021] EWHC 1249 (Admin)
Welfare benefits | Thursday 1 July 2021
Universal credit policy on deductions for court fines unlawful as it did not contain exception for financial hardship
Blog by Desmond Rutledge of the Garden Court Chambers Welfare Benefits Law Team. R (Blundel & Ors) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWHC 608 (Admin)
Migrant support | Thursday 1 July 2021
Napier barracks not ‘adequate’ accommodation for asylum-seekers
Sonali Naik QC and Ali Bandegani of Garden Court Chambers represented interveners JCWI. Blog post by Connor Johnston of the Garden Court Chambers Community Care Team.
Housing | Thursday 1 July 2021
Court of Appeal considers affordability of accommodation in appeal concerning intentional homelessness
Edward Fitzpatrick and Matthew Ahluwalia, both of the Garden Court Chambers Housing Team, acted for the Appellant, instructed by Kevin Long of Hackney Community Law Centre.
