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Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 5 April 2018

Vulnerability (again) and accommodation pending appeal

Rother District Council v Freeman-Roach [2018] EWCA Civ 368, 6 March 2018

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 2 April 2018

Public law defences to possession proceedings

Davies v Hertfordshire County Council [2018] EWCA Civ 379, 6 March 2018

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 27 March 2018

Green light to discrimination challenge to statutory succession rules

Haringey London Borough Council v Simawi [2018] EWHC 290 (QB), 19 February 2018

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 27 March 2018

Care Act 2014 personal budgets must be transparent; family care not to be assumed; Unjust enrichment claim was “against public policy”

CP v North East Lincolnshire Council [2018] EWHC 220 (Admin), 9 February 2018 HHJ Graham Wood QC

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 26 March 2018

Upper Tribunal considers what evidence is required to accompany an application for a national insurance number

OM v Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (CHB) (Benefits for children - other) [2018] UKUT 50 (AAC)

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 5 March 2018

High Court rules ‘blatantly discriminatory’ amendments to PIP criteria unlawful

RF v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2017] EWHC 3375 (Admin) Mostyn J, 21 December 2017

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 5 March 2018

Possession proceedings – no such thing as a ‘relevant breach’

Teign Housing v Lane [2018] EWHC 40 (QB), 16 January 2018

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 5 March 2018

Guidance on Article 5 compliance when a child in local authority care is deprived of their liberty

Re A-F (Children) (Care Orders: Restrictions on Liberty) [2018] EWHC 138 (Fam), Sir James Munby P, 31 January 2018
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