England and Wales Case Law

GVH, R (On the Application Of) v Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board

GVH, R (On the Application Of) v Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board [2026] EWHC 1016 (Admin) (01 May 2026)

Permission for judicial review was refused over a reduced continuing care package, the court holding that the statutory complaints process was an adequate alternative remedy.

• Judicial review
• Alternative remedy
• Children's continuing care
• Disability rights
• Public body decision-making
• Judicial-review

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BUJ, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Bromley

Although the Defendant failed to consult users of Poverest Centre before deciding to close it, the evidence shows it is highly likely that consultation would not have changed the outcome, given the Defendant's financial and housing imperatives and mitigation plans. Therefore, relief must be refused under s.31(2A) of the Senior Courts Act 1981.

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• Judicial review
• Consultation duty
• Public sector equality duty
• Tameside duty
• Local authority decision-making
• Adult education services

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BUJ, A Protected Party, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough Of Bromley

BUJ, A Protected Party, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough Of Bromley [2026] EWHC 102 (Admin) (27 January 2026)

The High Court held Bromley unlawfully failed to consult users before deciding to close Poverest Centre, but refused relief because the outcome was highly unlikely to differ.

• Judicial review
• Consultation requirements
• Public sector equality duty
• Local authority powers
• Adult education services
• Disability rights

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Prosecutor General's Office (Lithuania) v Michail Michailov

On the current evidence, including updated information from the Lithuanian authorities and medical experts, there are no substantial grounds for believing the respondent would face a real risk of inhuman or degrading treatment if extradited; Lithuanian prisons have adapted facilities and procedures to address his needs, and the presumption of Article 3 compliance is not rebutted.

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• Extradition
• Article 3 echr
• Prison conditions
• Disability rights
• Healthcare in detention

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Prosecutor General's Office (Lithuania) v Michailov

Prosecutor General's Office (Lithuania) v Michailov [2025] EWHC 1730 (Admin) (11 July 2025)

High Court extradition appeal allowed after finding Lithuania's prison information addressed the requested person's wheelchair, health, and self-care needs sufficiently under Article 3 ECHR.

• Article 3 echr
• Prison conditions
• Healthcare in detention
• Assurances in extradition
• Disability rights
• Section 25 extradition act 2003

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VRP, R (On the Application Of) v The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

VRP, R (On the Application Of) v The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames [2025] EWHC 504 (Admin) (07 March 2025)

Judicial review over same-sex intimate care, sex recording, and equality duties in adult social care was dismissed; the court found the defendant’s system lawful.

• Care act 2014 duties
• Equality act 2010 (psed)
• Human rights act 1998
• Provision of same-sex intimate care
• Recording of sex and gender in social care
• Disability rights

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

AYW & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 3291 (Admin) (18 December 2024)

Administrative Court judicial review about inadequate asylum accommodation for a disabled child and his mother. The court granted declaratory relief and a mandatory order.

• Asylum accommodation
• Statutory duty
• Mandatory orders
• Disability rights
• Judicial remedies
• Asylum-accommodation

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AYW & Anor, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department

The High Court found the Home Secretary in breach of statutory asylum accommodation duties and made a mandatory order to secure suitable accommodation.

• Asylum accommodation
• Statutory duty
• Mandatory orders
• Disability rights
• Continuity of care
• Asylum-accommodation

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NR (A Child: Withdrawal of Life Sustaining Treatment), Re

The burdens of NR’s conditions and invasive treatments far outweigh any benefits; continued life sustaining treatment is futile and contrary to NR’s best interests. The presumption in favour of preserving life is displaced. It is lawful and in NR’s best interests for invasive ventilation and other life sustaining treatment to be discontinued.

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• Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment
• Best interests of the child
• Parental rights
• Disability rights
• Medical ethics

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TJ, R (on the application of) v Monmouthshire County Council

The High Court held that Monmouthshire County Council breached duties owed to a care leaver when planning accommodation, and granted declaratory relief.

• Care leavers
• Supported accommodation
• Statutory duties
• Transition planning
• Disability rights
• Care-leavers

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