Latest Updates
Tuesday 28 May 2019
Social Welfare Update: Children Act 1989 s17 - flawed assessment of destitution
R (JA, GA, and EF (by their mother/aunt and litigation friend AA) v Bexley LBC [2019] EWHC 130 (Admin), 1 February 2019
Capacity, Court of Protection | Tuesday 23 April 2019
Social Welfare Update: Court of Protection - Best interests decisions in respect of a person suffering from end stage dementia
Hounslow CCG v RW (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and Others [2019] EWCOP 12, Hayden J, Vice President of the Court of Protection, 29 March 2019 PW v (1) Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and (2) RW (by his litigati
Capacity, Court of Protection | Tuesday 23 April 2019
Social Welfare Update: High Court's inherent jurisdiction for the protection of vulnerable adults used to prevent a person from returning home to a life-threatening situation
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council v Mr Meyers [2019] EWHC 399 (Fam), Hayden J, 20 February 2019
Capacity, Court of Protection | Tuesday 23 April 2019
Social Welfare Update: Assessing capacity to make decisions on use of internet and social media
Re A (Capacity: Social Media and Internet Use: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 2, 21 February 2019, Cobb J Re B (Capacity: Social Media: Care and Contact) [2019] EWCOP 3, 21 February 2019, Cobb J
Capacity, Court of Protection | Tuesday 23 April 2019
Social Welfare Update: High Court's inherent jurisdiction for the protection of vulnerable adults - permission to appeal refused against interim order requiring a person to reside in a care home
A Local Authority v BF [2018] EWCA Civ 2962, Baker LJ, 1 December 2018
Adult social care, Housing | Tuesday 23 April 2019
Social Welfare Update: Occupation agreement with homeless applicant did not attract security of tenure
Mohamed v Barnet LBC [2019] EWHC 1012 (QB), 17 April 2019
Housing | Tuesday 23 April 2019
Social Welfare Update: 10-year residence requirement in allocation scheme discriminatory
Ward v Hillingdon LBC; Gullu v Hillingdon LBC [2019] EWCA Civ 692, 16 April 2019
Housing | Thursday 31 January 2019
Social Welfare Update: Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) and possession proceedings (2)
Powell v Dacorum BC [2019] EWCA 23, 24 January 2019
