Court of Protection | Tuesday 7 February 2017
A person who died in an intensive care unit, who had lacked capacity to consent to their treatment there, was not in “state detention” at the time of their death
Ferreira, R (On the Application Of) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner South London [2017] EWCA Civ 31, Arden and McFarlane LJJ and Cranston J, 26 January 2017 Maria Ferreira (Maria), who had Down’s syndrome and learning difficulties, died in an intensive c
Children | Tuesday 7 February 2017
Interim Statutory Guidance published on Independent Child Trafficking Advocates (‘ICTA’)
Interim Statutory Guidance published on Independent Child Trafficking Advocates (‘ICTA’) The statutory guidance is published pursuant to s.49 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and is effective from January 2017. It provides guidance to the three Early Ado
Welfare benefits | Friday 3 February 2017
Right to Reside: Proportionality arguments following the Supreme Court decision in Mirga
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v PS-B (IS) (Residence and presence conditions : right to reside) [2016] UKUT 511 (AAC) (Judge Jacobs), 12 December 2016
Housing | Friday 3 February 2017
Local connection and repeat homelessness applications
R (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) v London Borough of Ealing and Ms Hacene-Blidi (Interested Party) [2017] EWHC 24 (Admin), 13 January 2017