Social Welfare Updates

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.

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Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 31 May 2017

Effective service of a notice to quit

Grimes v the Trustees of the Essex Farmers and Union Hunt [2017] EWCA Civ 361, 19 May 2017

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 31 May 2017

Homelessness and Article 6 ECHR

Poshteh v Kensington and Chelsea RLBC [2017] UKSC 36, 10 May 2017

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 26 May 2017

Proportionality not relevant to refusal of right to reside for Greek claimant in the UK for 30 years – A lacuna in right to reside law must be found in EU law and not in domestic benefit law

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v AC (UC): [2017] UKUT 130 (AAC),

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 26 May 2017

The long-awaited decision of UKSC on what decisions on behalf of P the court will consider when a public body might not provide the option in question

N (Appellant) v ACCG and others (Respondents) [2017] UKSC 22

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 26 May 2017

Allocation: additional priority for working tenants and those making community contribution not unlawful

R (XC) v London Borough of Southwark [2017] EWHC 736 (Admin), 6 April 2017

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 26 May 2017

Licensing of HMOs: license conditions may specify who can occupy property

Nottingham City Council v Parr [2017] EWCA Civ 188, 29 March 2017

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 26 May 2017

Corporate parenting enshrined in new Act

Children and Social work Act 2017 received Royal Assent

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 26 May 2017

Periods of residence and a permanent right of residence

GE v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (ESA) (Residence and presence conditions - right to reside) [2017] UKUT 145 (AAC)

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