![Sophie Caseley](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1233.jpg)
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)
![Maria Moodie](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/691.jpg)
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.
![Tim Baldwin](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/1279.jpg)
![Alex Schymyck](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/3288.jpg)
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.
![Amanda Weston KC](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/2470.jpg)
![Maria Moodie](/assets/images/resize/person-tiny/691.jpg)
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.