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Increased intensity of review in child abuse cases
02.11.2012

R(ET) v Islington LBC (Administrative Court, Lawtel 31 October 2012) saw a challenge to the local authority’s assessment of the risk to children posed by a convicted sexual offender. The [...]

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Independent Social Workers and Age Assessments
02.05.2012

Jon Holbrook recently grilled three independent social workers who gave evidence for the claimant, an Afghan asylum seeker, in an age assessment case. They had sought to support the claimant’s [...]

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Eligibility Training for Adults and Children
02.05.2012

On 25th April 2012, Kelvin Rutledge and Jenny Oscroft delivered a seminar entitled “No Recourse to Public Funds” to delegates working in and with the London Borough of Bexley. Over [...]

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R (NM) v London Borough of Islington – Administrative Court 15/16 February
20.02.2012

Bryan McGuire QC and Ranjit Bhose represented two different local authorities in a two day hearing in the Administrative Court of a judicial review claim brought by NM, who is [...]

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Out of Hours Emergency Injunctions
16.09.2011

Out of Hours Emergency Injunctions Friday, September 16, 2011   For out of hours emergency injunctions for Planning (including travellers), Community Care and Housing: 1. Call the senior clerk, Martin [...]

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Major positive resource decision for Social Services Authorities
08.07.2011

Major positive resource decision for Social Services Authorities Friday, July 08, 2011   The Supreme Court has upheld as lawful a local authority’s decision that on grounds of safety, privacy [...]

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Is a duty of care owed for negligent performance of the obligations owed under s.117 Mental Health Act 1983: Is Clunis still good law?
27.06.2008

Is a duty of care owed for negligent performance of the obligations owed under s.117 Mental Health Act 1983: Is Clunis still good law? Friday, June 27, 2008   AK [...]

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