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Welfare benefits | Tuesday 3 October 2017
Why all the fuss over Universal Credit?
The media reports highlight the human impact of the scheme and the politics, but one only has to recall the following basic information about Universal Credit to understand why it is running into trouble.
Welfare benefits | Monday 2 October 2017
“Yet another sorry tale of HMRC institutional incompetence and inefficiency”
VO v Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (TC): [2017] UKUT 343 (AAC), UT Judge Wikeley, 18 August 2017
Capacity, Court of Protection | Friday 8 September 2017
Damages under HRA 1998 for loss of conjugal relations during delay in implementing proposed sex education
CH (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) v A Metropolitan Council [2017] EWCOP 12, Sir Mark Hedley sitting as Judge of the Court of Protection, 28 July 2017
Capacity, Court of Protection | Friday 8 September 2017
Company discharged as deputy for breach of fiduciary duty
The Public Guardian v Matrix Deputies Limited (1) LB Enfield (2) [2017] EWCOP 14, HHJ Hilder, 19 July 2017
Capacity, Court of Protection | Friday 8 September 2017
Best interests: preventing person with Korsakoff's Syndrome from drinking alcohol
DM v Y City Council [2017] EWCOP 13, Bodey J, 15 June 2017
Capacity, Court of Protection | Friday 8 September 2017
Extension of the Transparency, Case Management and s 49 pilots
The pilots have been extended (by amendment to each of the relevant pilot practice directions).
Capacity, Court of Protection | Friday 8 September 2017
Best interests and serious medical treatment where the person lacking capacity has delusional beliefs
NHS Foundation Trust v QZ (by her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) [2017] EWCOP 11, 6 June 2017, Hayden J
Welfare benefits | Friday 8 September 2017
New definition of 'self-employed' for working tax credit
JF v Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (TC): [2017] UKUT 334 (AAC) Importance of being realistic about small sole traders and their audit trails
