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Adult social care, Capacity, Mental health | Monday 21 August 2023
Which local authority must provide s117 duty after-care services after someone has been detained and discharged from hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983?
Blog post by Sophie Caseley of the Garden Court Chambers Mental Health Law and Community Care Teams. R (on the application of) Worcestershire County Council v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2023] UKSC 31 (10 August 2023)
Migrant support | Monday 31 July 2023
Home Office breached statutory duty to ensure provision of adequate accommodation for pregnant asylum seeker and children
Blog post by Maria Moodie of the Garden Court Chambers Community Care and Immigration Teams.
Mental health | Tuesday 30 May 2023
Open Justice and the Mental Health Tribunal: Maher v FTT
Blog post by Tim Baldwin and Alex Schymyck of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law and Mental Health Teams.
Adult social care, Children, Migrant support | Friday 20 January 2023
Human Rights Assessments: Local Authority concedes Children Act 1989 duties take precedence over residual & discretionary Immigration Act 1999 powers
The claimant, HTT, was represented by Amanda Weston KC and Maria Moodie of Garden Court Chambers. Counsel instructed by Verity Cannell of Bindmans LLP.
Capacity, Court of Protection | Thursday 1 July 2021
Capacity and best interests: agoraphobia, pregnancy and transfer to hospital
Blog post by Mai-Ling Savage of the Garden Court Chambers Court of Protection Team. A NHS Foundation Trust v An Expectant Mother [2021] EWCOP 33, Holman J, 13 May 2021
Capacity, Court of Protection | Thursday 1 July 2021
Capacity to decide to engage in sexual relations – application for a prospective declaration of incapacity rejected
Blog post by Helen Curtis of the Garden Court Chambers Court of Protection Team. A Local Authority v A Mother and A Father and DY [2021] EWCOP 28 (Knowles J) 10 May 2021
Migrant support | Thursday 1 July 2021
Home Office dispersal of asylum seekers in Bristol - failure of Secretary of State to lawfully apply her own policy
Adrian Berry and Tim Baldwin acted in the case R (on the application of IO) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department. Blog post by Tim Baldwin.
Adult social care, Housing, Mental health | Thursday 1 July 2021
Proposed return to sheltered accommodation did not breach Local Authority and CCG’s duties under s117 MHA 1983
Blog post by Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Chambers Community Care Team. R. (on the application of ZK, by her litigation friend, JU) v Norfolk County Council, Norfolk and Waveney CCG and LB Camden [2021] EWHC 1249 (Admin)
