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The future of supported living: High Court indicates that closer regulation is likely
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- August 11 2010
On 16 July 2010 the High Court indicated a provisional view that a supported living scheme - accommodating a man with learning disabilities - should be registered as a “care home” under the Care Standards Act 2000 (the 2000 Act) and that housing benefit should not be used to fund such a care home placement
Judicial review: reform proposals
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- January 4 2013
For those of you who have been on the receiving end of a judicial review (JR), you might have been heartened to hear press coverage about the Government
Disputes about care provision not a matter for court
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- August 6 2009
In the recently decided case of R (on the application of F) v Wirral Borough Council which can be accessed here the claimants sought to judicially review a decision of the council, alleging that the council had unlawfully failed to properly assess their social care needs and failed to provide an appropriate care plan
Cheshire West and Cheshire Council - deprivation of liberty decision from the Court of Appeal
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- November 10 2011
The Court of Appeal handed down judgment on 9 November 2011 in relation to P, a man with cerebral palsy and Down’s Syndrome
Court confirms limits to responsibilities of Approved Mental Health Practitioners (AMHPs)
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- June 13 2012
In DD v (1) Durham County Council (2) Middleborough City Council 2012, a patient sought permission to bring proceedings against two local authorities for false imprisonment and breaches of his human rights
RK - another deprivation of liberty case
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- December 5 2011
The Court of Appeal handed down judgment on 30 November 2011 in relation to RK, a disabled child accommodated in a care home by the local authority
Restrictions on private life
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- February 4 2013
Just before Christmas, judgment was given in the case of J Council v GU and others. GU suffered from a number of separable mental disorders including
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- Author - Jill Mason