HK (Afghanistan) and Others (by their Solicitor & Litigation Friend Kamaljit Sandhu) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] EWCA Civ 315 (Pill, Rimer, Elias, LJJ): Although the Upper Tribunal had been entitled to draw an adverse inference from the failure of Afghan minors to seek contact with their families, when concluding that […]
Sheridan & others v Basildon Borough Council (Formerly Basildon DC) [2012] EWCA Civ 335 (Sir Andrew Morritt (Chancellor), Patten LJ, Pitchford LJ): The Court of Appeal held there was no error of law in decisions of a local authority review panel which determined that offers of accommodation made to Irish travellers , who had been […]
Changes coming into force Cuts to Working tax credit Under rules introduced on 6 April 2012, the couples working hours requirement for working tax credit has increased to 24 hours. According to new figures placed in the House of Commons library on 2 May 2012, HMRC says that, on 1 April 2012, 203,000 families with […]
DD v (1) Durham County Council (2) Middlesbrough City Council [2012] EWHC 1053 (QB)(Eady J): An application for permission to issue a claim under the s 139 of the Mental Health Act 1983 for false imprisonment and for breach of human rights was refused where there was no real prospect of establishing liability against the […]
DL v A Local Authority & others [2012] EWCA Civ 253 CA (Maurice Kay LJ, McFarlane LJ and Davis LJ): Mr and Mrs L were the elderly parents of DL, who was in his 50s. Mrs L was physically disabled. The Local Authority was concerned about DL's alleged conduct towards his parents, said to be […]
R (AS) v LB of Croydon[2012] EWHC 356 (Admin) (Lang J): The local authority’s assessment of the Claimant’s age was correct and upon hearing evidence from the parties, the Court concluded that the Claimant was likely to be the age assessed, not claimed. A declaration was made to that effect. Other matters: UKBA announced on […]
R (De Almeida) v Kensington & Chelsea RLBC [2012] EWHC 1082 Admin (Lang J): the refusal of the defendant local authority to make arrangements for the claimant, a Portuguese national no longer exercising free movement rights and living with HIV/AIDS, under section 21 of the National Assistance Act 1948, was unlawful as contrary to Article […]
R (on the application of Lambeth LBC) v Lambeth Independent Appeals Panel (2012) extempore, 23rd March 2012 (John Howell Q.C).: Successful judicial review brought by the Local Authority against a decision of an IAP to allow an appeal against the local authority’s decision not to admit a child to the reception class of a primary […]
