Adult social care, Health care | Thursday 17 December 2020
Social Welfare Update: Inherent jurisdiction in relation to vulnerable adults - Guidance on urgent applications
Blog by Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Chambers Community Care Team. Mazhar v Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust [2020] EWCA Civ 1377
Adult social care, Health care | Thursday 17 December 2020
Social Welfare Update: Court of Appeal held NICE was right to use the Highly Specialised Drug procedure to appraise a new drug for treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU)
Blog by Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Chambers Community Care Team. R (on the application of Cotter (A Child)) v National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) [2020] EWCA Civ 1037
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)
Welfare benefits | Wednesday 23 December 2020
Social Welfare Update: Extension of Past Presence Test for DLA breaches disabled children’s Art 14 ECHR rights
Blog by Desmond Rutledge of the Garden Court Chambers Welfare Benefits Law Team on TS (by TS) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DLA); EK (by MK) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (DLA) [2020] UKUT 284 (AAC)
