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Public law [2026] EWHC 293 (Admin)

CGT, R (On the Application Of) v West Sussex County Council

CGT, R (On the Application Of) v West Sussex County Council [2026] EWHC 293 (Admin) (13 February 2026)

Judicial review of a council’s refusal to fund care from a personal injury trust succeeded; the court held the trust capital had to be disregarded under the Care Act regime.

  • Care act 2014
  • Personal injury trusts
  • Means testing
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Double recovery
  • Judicial review
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Public law

CGT, R (on the application of) v West Sussex County Council

The High Court held that West Sussex County Council unlawfully refused to fund a claimant’s care and to recover past payments, because the personal injury trust fund had to be disregarded under the Care Act regime.

  • Statutory interpretation
  • Double recovery
  • Personal injury trusts
  • Care act 2014
  • Financial assessment
  • Public funding
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Immigration law

BRO, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Permission to apply for judicial review is granted on grounds that the Defendant arguably failed to act with appropriate diligence and expedition in arranging the Claimant's release from immigration detention after grant of conditional bail, failed to comply with AAR policies, and breached the Equality Act 2010; interim relief is granted requiring the Defendant to provide suitable Section 95 accommodation in Scotland to facilitate release, but permission is refused for duplicative or unsubstantiated grounds including Article 3 ECHR.

  • Immigration detention
  • Asylum support
  • Article 5 echr
  • Article 8 echr
  • Article 3 echr
  • Public sector equality duty
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Immigration law [2025] EWHC 2231 (Admin)

BRO, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rev3)

BRO, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Rev3) [2025] EWHC 2231 (Admin) (26 August 2025)

The High Court granted permission on four judicial review grounds about immigration detention, equality duties, and section 95 accommodation, and ordered interim relief to facilitate release.

  • Immigration detention
  • Article 5 echr
  • Article 8 echr
  • Section 95 immigration and asylum act 1999
  • Detention centre rules 2001
  • Adults at risk policy
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Public law [2025] EWHC 1916 (Admin)

ZZ v Croydon Council

ZZ v Croydon Council [2025] EWHC 1916 (Admin) (24 July 2025)

The High Court quashed Croydon Council’s unlawful Care Act assessment and ordered a fresh review, but transferred damages to the County Court.

  • Care act 2014
  • Statutory duty
  • Assessment of care needs
  • Judicial review procedure
  • Damages in public law
  • Costs in judicial review
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Administrative law

ZZ v Croydon Council

The court quashed Croydon Council’s unlawful Care Act assessment, ordered a fresh assessment and care plan, transferred damages to the County Court, and refused indemnity costs.

  • Care act 2014
  • Statutory duty
  • Assessment of needs
  • Judicial review
  • Damages
  • Costs
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Public law

VRP, R (on the application of) v The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

No combined duty exists requiring local authorities to operate a system ensuring same-sex personal/intimate care for female service users; statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, Equality Act 2010, and Human Rights Act 1998 are satisfied by current practice and regulatory framework, and no unlawful discrimination or breach of public sector equality duty is established.

  • Care act 2014
  • Equality act 2010
  • Human rights act 1998
  • Provision of same-sex care
  • Indirect discrimination
  • Public sector equality duty
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Administrative law [2025] EWHC 143 (Admin)

MM, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Home Department & Anor

MM, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Home Department & Anor [2025] EWHC 143 (Admin) (28 January 2025)

The High Court enforced an interim relief order requiring Hillingdon to secure suitable accommodation and dismissed the council’s bid to discharge it.

  • Interim relief
  • Care act 2014
  • Mandatory injunction
  • Judicial review procedure
  • Local authority duties
  • Capacity and disability
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Administrative law

SARCP, R (on the application of) v Stoke-on-Trent City Council

The High Court held Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s 1.4% care-home fee uplift unlawful for inadequate consultation, Care Act guidance failures, PSED breach, and irrationality.

  • Judicial review
  • Public sector equality duty
  • Statutory guidance compliance
  • Consultation requirements
  • Care act 2014
  • Local authority duties
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