Latest Updates
Welfare benefits | Thursday 17 December 2020
Social Welfare Update: Right to backdate benefit where claimant can no longer claim Housing Benefit after moving house to a Universal Credit full-service area
Blog by Desmond Rutledge of the Garden Court Chambers Welfare Benefits Law Team. CP v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (UC) [2020] UKUT 309 (AAC)
Children, Housing, Migrant support | Thursday 29 October 2020
Social Welfare Update: High Court quashes Children Act assessment carried out by Southwark Council
AA was represented by Nick Bano of the Garden Court Chambers Community Care Team, instructed by Morrison Spowart solicitors. R (AA) v Southwark LBC [2020] EWHC 2587 (Admin).
Housing, Mental health, Migrant support | Thursday 29 October 2020
Social Welfare Update: Humnyntskyi – Home Office policy on Schedule 10 declared unlawful
Blog by Ubah Dirie of the Garden Court Community Care Team on case R (Humnyntskyi) v SSHD [2020] EWHC 1912 (Admin).
Adult social care, Children, Health care | Thursday 29 October 2020
Social Welfare Update: The Care Act 2014 easements: where are we now?
Connor Johnson and Tessa Buchanan of the Garden Court Community Care Team have prepared this update on the application of the Care Act 2014 easements.
Adult social care, Migrant support | Thursday 23 April 2020
Social Welfare Update: How the Coronavirus Act affects migrants entitled to adult social care
Sophie Caseley and Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Community Care Team drafted this briefing on how the Coronavirus Act 2020 may affect adult migrants with care and support needs and migrant children leaving care.
Capacity, Court of Protection | Monday 20 April 2020
Social Welfare Update: Covid 19 - Family contact for care home resident - ECHR rights
Stephen Simblet QC of the Garden Court Chambers Court of Protection Team discusses the case of BP v Surrey County Council and RP [2020] EWCOP 17, 25 March 2020.
Capacity, Court of Protection | Friday 13 December 2019
Social Welfare Update: Fitting an intrauterine contraceptive device was the least restrictive option to protect AB, a woman with a moderate learning disability
An NHS Foundation Trust v (1) AB (by her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) (2) CD (3) A Local Authority [2019] EWCOP 45, MacDonald J, 21 October 2019.
Adult social care | Tuesday 3 December 2019
Social Welfare Update: No looked-after needs under Care Act 2014 in absence of objective evidence of requirement for social worker support
R (Aburas) v London Borough of Southwark [2019] EWHC 2754 (Admin)
