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Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 28 May 2019

Social Welfare Update: Someone who is appealing a decision to refuse an application to vary leave is classified as a person subject to immigration control under s.115(9)(d) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and therefore excluded from benefits

Blog by Desmond Rutledge of the Garden Court Chambers Welfare Benefits Law Team. EE v City of Cardiff (HB) [2018] UKUT 418 (AAC), 11 December 2018, UTJ R Poynter

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 28 May 2019

Social Welfare Update: Looking to the future when considering whether applicant homeless at home, and procedural fairness in review process

Safi v Sandwell MBC [2018] EWCA Civ 2876, 21 December 2018

Garden Court Chambers | 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

Garden Court Chambers | 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

Garden Court Chambers | 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

Garden Court Chambers | 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

Garden Court Chambers | 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

Garden Court Chambers | 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
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