Social Welfare Update: Legality of Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 upheld; meaning of self-isolation
Wednesday 23 Dec 2020
The facts The claimant’s judicial review sought to quash the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 (“2020 regulations”) on the basis that the Defendant had no power to…
Court of Appeal rules that Covid-19 related freeze on evictions also imposes freeze on eviction appeal proceedings
Wednesday 27 May 2020
This ruling is important as it applies to all County Court appeals in England and Wales and the Court of Appeal and clarifies the law should the stay on evictions…
Social Welfare Update: Would receipt of a Covid-19 vaccine be in a mentally incapacitated person’s best interests when other treatments are proposed by a family member?
Friday 26 Feb 2021
V is in her early 70s and resides in a care home. She has Korsakoff’s syndrome. SD, V’s daughter, sought a declaration that it would not be in V’s best…
Social Welfare Update: Norfolk Council’s policy on charging for services unlawfully discriminated against severely disabled service-users and breached their Human Rights
Sunday 2 May 2021
Factual background SH the Claimant in this judicial review claim, was aged 24 and has Down’s syndrome, severe learning and physical disabilities. SH’s income was provided by Employment and Support…
Home Office settles case challenging adequacy of accommodation provided to Asylum Seeker that posed risks to their children
Wednesday 7 Jul 2021
On 7 June 2021 it was reported in R (MW) v Secretary of State for the Home Department CO/1083/2020, HHJ Gore QC sitting as a High Court judge, directed that…
High Court judge orders “rolled up” hearing on adequacy of accommodation provided by Home Office given risks to children
Monday 7 Jun 2021
In R (MW) v Secretary of State for the Home Department HHJ Gore QC sitting as a High Court judge directed that there be a “rolled up” hearing to determine…
Supreme Court to hear appeal concerning whether Rent Repayment Orders can only be made against an immediate landlord or whether a superior landlord can also be liable
Wednesday 25 Jan 2023
On Thursday 26 January 2023, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal concerning whether Rent Repayment Orders can only be made against an immediate landlord or whether a superior landlord can…
Home Office prevented from transferring vulnerable asylum seeker away from support network
Friday 17 Oct 2025
The legal team successfully prevented the Home Office from transferring a vulnerable asylum seeker (XY) away from her established support network. XY faced being dispersed to another part of the…
Welsh Ministers concede appeal of planning inspector’s decision brought by a Traveller
Monday 13 Nov 2023
Following the grant of permission to appeal, the Welsh Ministers conceded the appeal with the quashing of their inspector’s decision, also agreeing to pay the Appellant’s costs and the case…
Housing Law Handbook: A Practical Guide (Law Society, 2nd edition)
Thursday 27 Aug 2020
This new second edition of the Housing Law Handbook is a first port of call for lawyers and advisers dealing with housing as well as for professionals in the social housing sector,…
