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Our social welfare pages provide bite-sized updates on recent case-law and policy, written by Garden Court barristers specialising in adult social care, children’s services, Court of Protection (health and welfare), housing and homelessness, and welfare benefits.

Latest Updates

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 5 September 2018

Successful judicial review challenge to council’s decision to reduce special education needs funding by £5 million

R (on the application of (1) KE; (2) IE; and (3) CH) v Bristol City Council [2018] EWHC 2103 (Admin) – 3 August 2018

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 4 September 2018

Circumstances in which local authority may reconsider homelessness decision

R (Sambotin) v London Borough of Brent [2018] EWCA Civ 1826, 31 July 2018

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 3 September 2018

Reliance on Equality Act defence at warrant stage

Paragon Asra Housing Ltd v Neville [2018] EWCA Civ 1712, 26 July 2018

Garden Court Chambers | Sunday 2 September 2018

Allocation of social housing (1): challenge to 10-year residence requirement

R (Gullu) v London Borough of Hillingdon [2018] EWHC 1937 (Admin), 26 July 2018

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 20 July 2018

Homelessness: whether ‘minded to’ letter must offer face-to-face interview

Kamara v London Borough of Southwark, Leach v St Albans City and District Council, Piper v South Bucks District Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1616, 12 July 2018