Children | Monday 31 July 2017
High Court finds local authority breached Children Act 1989 for failing to carry out lawful assessment of autistic child
R (on the application of AC and SH) v London Borough of Lambeth Council [2017] EWHC 1796 (Admin) Case NO: CO/84/2017, 14 July 2017 The High Court has found that Lambeth London Borough Council failed to carry out a sufficiently wide, statutory guidance-
Welfare benefits | Monday 31 July 2017
The need for balance when assessing the claimant’s evidence
VS v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (ESA): [2017] UKUT 274 (AAC) (Upper Tribunal Judge E. Jacobs) 30 June 2017
Welfare benefits | Monday 31 July 2017
Citizens Advice and National Federation of ALMOs call on the Government to pause the roll-out of Universal Credit
In their report ‘Delivering Universal Credit’, Citizens Advice ask the Government to pause the roll-out of full service Universal Credit (UC) to enable time to fix the problems that have become evident in full service UC areas.
Housing | Thursday 3 August 2017
Garden Court Chambers Housing Team respond to the consultation of Terms of Reference of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry
The response addresses the interim report, the second stage of the inquiry, the importance of the views of the residents and the structure and make up of the inquiry.
