‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal over a Family Court judge’s refusal of an application by an appellant non-relative, Mr B, to become a party to care proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An autistic woman has succeeded in a claim for judicial review against the London Borough of Croydon after a deputy High Court judge ruled that the council had failed to meet her needs contrary to the requirements of the Care Act 2014.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Home Secretary’s appeal in Akinsanya, finding that she misinterpreted UK law when setting the Immigration Rules for Zambrano carers under the EU Settlement Scheme (‘EUSS’). The result is that she will now need to reconsider, and potentially redraft, the EUSS Rules as they relate to Zambrano carers. This could have a positive impact on thousands of parents of British citizen children in the UK.’
EIN Blog, 25th January 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Carers would be at risk of committing a criminal offence if they helped an autistic man visit a sex worker, the Court of Appeal has ruled, overturning what had been seen as a landmark ruling for people with learning disabilities and mental disorders.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘This House of Commons Library briefing paper considers what help is available for grandparents and other family and friends carers (also known as kinship carers) looking after children where their parents are not in a position to do so.’
House of Commons Library , 7th October 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘A community nurse who was sacked for not agreeing to work weekends has won a “landmark” ruling for working mothers after a judge said employment tribunals must take childcare disparity into account.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court found the Secretary of State erred in law when framing her definition of a “person with a Zambrano right to reside” under the EU Settlement Scheme (“EUSS”). Mostyn J held that (contrary to Home Office policy) a primary carer of a UK citizen child may have a derivative right to reside on Ruiz Zambrano grounds even where they are entitled to limited leave to remain on another basis, such as under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 14th June 2021
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘These are strange times and the risks posed by the pandemic are constantly changing and increasing. The impact of this on individuals is significant and concerns about personal safety are high. Balancing those concerns with schooling, home schooling and contact means this will become even more difficult.’
Garden Court Chambers, 24th February 2021
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A judge recently considered very strong objections levelled by a family member to the idea that they were depriving their adult child of their liberty. She also helpfully clarified the current (limited) scope of s.4B MCA 2005, writes Alex Ruck Keene.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Confidential evidence meant a vulnerable woman’s maternal aunt should not be joined to proceedings about her welfare, the Court of Protection has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has set out seven lessons for judges and practitioners in cases where urgent applications without notice are made, after concluding that a disabled man had his human rights breached.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th October 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A visually impaired man did not have the help he needed for 14 months after Westminster City Council reduced his support package, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The London Borough of Southwark has lost a High Court case over a disabled young woman’s care plan after a judge found aspects of the council’s case to be materially flawed or erroneous.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th July 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘“There is no way on heaven and earth that I would have been able to [fight my case] in the state I was, I would have just fallen through,” says Michael, whose wife Pauline tragically passed away from a progressive degenerative condition in July 2017.’
Each Other, 27th July 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A few weeks before the lockdown, one of the most important UK labour law cases of the last decade was heard by the Supreme Court. Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson Blake has not attracted the attention paid to the Uber litigation, also to reach the Supreme Court later this year. Yet Mencap will have significant ramifications for a segment of the British workforce at the front line of the coronavirus response, namely care workers.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 27th April 2020
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘A mother who cares full-time for her severely disabled daughter is crowdfunding an investigation into the potential for a legal challenge over the government’s decision not to increase the Carer’s Allowance in line with other benefits in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th April 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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