Latest Updates
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)
Adult social care, Capacity, Court of Protection | Wednesday 23 December 2020
Social Welfare Update: Contact for those in care homes – the need for an individualised and proactive approach
Blog by Helen Curtis of the Garden Court Chambers Court of Protection Team. Davies v Wigan Council & Anor [2020] EWCOP 60
Housing | Wednesday 23 December 2020
Social Welfare Update: Overcrowding caused by children getting older not a “deliberate act” for purposes of housing allocation
Blog by Connor Johnston of the Garden Court Housing Team. Ed Fitzpatrick of the Garden Court Housing Team represented Mr Flores.
Housing | Wednesday 23 December 2020
Social Welfare Update: Settled accommodation – Doka revisited
Blog by Connor Johnston. Liz Davies and Nick Bano of the Garden Court Housing Team acted for the Respondent Ms Broderick.
