London Borough of Redbridge v G (by her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and C (1) and F(2) [2014] EWHC 485 (COP) (Russell J): The local authority made applications under the Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court in respect of an elderly woman. C and F had moved into her home, to provide care for […]
Minimum Earnings Threshold – Establishing whether an EEA national is/was a “worker” or a “self-employed person” On 21 February 2014 the DWP issued a Press release confirming that an earnings threshold is to be introduced into the definition of ‘worker’ for EU migrants from 1 March 2014 (click here). Under the new test, deciding whether […]
Residence Test The Public Law Project has obtained permission from the Administrative Court to Judicially Review the Government’s “Residence Test” to restrict access to Legal Aid for persons from abroad (click here for details). R (on the application of J (By his father & litigation friend) W) v Worcestershire County Council & EQHR Commission[2013] EWHC […]
R (on the application of (1) Governing Body of Warren Comprehensive School (2) Barking & Dagenham London Borough Council) v Secretary of State for Education(2014) QBD (Admin) (Collins J): Unreported extempore judgment. 15/01/2014. In granting the application the court held that it was arguable in the instant circumstances, where a failing school had agreed with […]
R (on the application of L) v West London Mental Health NHS Trust & (1) Partnerships in Care (2) Secretary of State for Health [2014] EWCA Civ 47 (Moses LJ, Patten LJ, Beatson LJ): On allowing the appeal the Court held that the procedural steps set out in R. (on the application of L) v […]
Masih v Yousaf (CA) Ex tempore judgment, 6 February 2014 (Hallett, Davis and Floyd LJJ): validity of notice seeking possession under ground 8. M was the assured shorthold tenant of Y. Y served a notice seeking possession on M referring to ground 8 Part 1, Schedule 2 Housing Act 1988 and referring to the requirement […]
R (RC) v CC (by her litigation friend the Official Solicitor) and X Local Authority [2014] EWHC 131 (COP) Sir James Munby President: CC was a young woman, who lacked capacity. She had been adopted as a very young child and lived in the district of X. RC was her birth mother, who had had […]
Residence Test The Public Law Project has obtained permission from the Administrative Court to Judicially Review the Government’s “Residence Test” to restrict access to Legal Aid for persons from abroad (click here for details). R (on the application of J (By his father & litigation friend) W) v Worcestershire County Council & EQHR Commission[2013] EWHC […]
