High Court legal challenge to No Recourse to Public Funds policy
Wednesday 6 May 2020
Project 17, represented by the Public Law Project and Amanda Weston QC are challenging the Home Office’s policy of imposing the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition on migrants who are…
Permission granted in High Court challenge to law that criminalises Gypsies, Roma and Travellers
Thursday 20 Jul 2023
On 13 July 2023, Mr Justice Garnham granted permission for Wendy Smith, a Romani Gypsy, to proceed with her judicial review of the new enforcement powers given to the police…
Asylum accommodation and the Public Sector Equality Duty: the need for statistical monitoring
Monday 22 Apr 2024
In exercising his functions to provide accommodation to destitute asylum seekers and failed asylum under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (‘the IAA 1999’), the Secretary of State for the…
High Court issues declaration of incompatibility finding that provisions in the Police Act unlawfully discriminate against Gypsies and Travellers
Tuesday 14 May 2024
In a landmark decision handed down on 14 May 2024, the High Court decided that certain provisions in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (‘CJPO Act ’) introduced…
Successful appeal to Upper Tribunal on test for ceasing to maintain an Education, Health and Care Plan
Saturday 22 Jun 2024
The Upper Tribunal in EM v Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (UA-2023-001548-HS) has clarified that the test for ceasing to maintain an Education, Health and Care Plan (“EHC Plan”)…
High Court reaffirms that local authorities are under ‘absolute duty’ to secure special educational provision and grants a mandatory order
Monday 29 Jul 2024
In R(L, by his litigation friend and mother, LC) v Hampshire County Council [2024] EWHC 1928 (Admin), the High Court rejected the Defendant local authority’s argument that a declaration of breach of…
High Court quashes ‘irrational’ post-16 home-to-school transport package following successful judicial review
Monday 24 Mar 2025
Following an expedited hearing, the High Court has quashed Birmingham City Council’s (‘BCC’) ‘irrational’ decision to award a disabled student the cash equivalent of a bus pass, which was a…
Court of Appeal orders urgent hearing in important case on child criminal exploitation and school exclusions
Tuesday 4 Feb 2025
The Court of Appeal has ordered a rolled-up hearing in the case of RWU v A Governing Body of an Academy [2024] EWHC 2828 recognising that the case raises “urgent”…
Birmingham City Council abandons appeal against High Court order to reassess home-to-school transport package
Tuesday 9 Sep 2025
Birmingham City Council’s (‘BCC’) appeal to the Court of Appeal of the High Court’s order in TYC (by his litigation friend and mother, KVD) v Birmingham City Council [2025] EWHC…
Garden Court represent tax credit claimant in a landmark Court of Appeal decision on access to justice
Friday 19 Jan 2024
Mr Arrbab was in receipt of an award of tax credits. In July 2018, he changed his employer. When he telephoned HMRC to inform them of this, the call handler…
