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Social security

VK v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The Upper Tribunal allowed VK’s appeal, set aside the First-tier Tribunal decision for error of law, and remitted the PIP case for a fresh oral hearing.

  • Personal independence payment
  • Error of law
  • Tribunal procedure
  • Mental health assessment
  • Personal-independence-payment
  • Error-of-law
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Social security

MM v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The Upper Tribunal set aside a paper-only First-tier Tribunal decision on PIP, finding errors in how it handled an oral hearing, mental health evidence, and post-decision evidence.

  • Personal independence payment
  • Tribunal procedure
  • Error of law
  • Oral hearing
  • Mental health assessment
  • Personal-independence-payment
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Social security

RM v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The Upper Tribunal allowed an appeal in a PIP case, finding the First-tier Tribunal gave inadequate reasons and insufficient findings about mental health evidence relevant to mobility.

  • Personal independence payment
  • Mental health assessment
  • Error of law
  • Mobility component
  • Daily living component
  • Personal-independence-payment
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Criminal law [2023] PBRA 219

Walker, Application for Reconsideration

Walker, Application for Reconsideration [2023] PBRA 219 (27 December 2023)

The Parole Board refused Walker’s reconsideration application, finding no procedural unfairness or irrationality in the panel’s decision not to direct release.

  • Parole
  • Procedural fairness
  • Irrationality
  • Mental health assessment
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Mental-health-assessment
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Criminal law

R v Mehmet Deniz

The Court of Appeal dismissed an attempted murder sentence appeal, upholding a 20-year extended sentence after finding the judge’s harm and culpability assessments were sound.

  • Attempted murder
  • Sentencing
  • Dangerousness
  • Mental health assessment
  • Domestic violence
  • Attempted-murder
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Tort law [2022] EWHC 1213

Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd & Ors

Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1213 (QB) (20 May 2022)

The High Court held that illegality did not bar negligence claims by a claimant found not guilty by reason of insanity, so the strike-out application failed.

  • Negligence
  • Illegality defence (ex turpi causa)
  • Mental health assessment
  • Human rights act claims
  • Public policy in tort
  • Causation
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Criminal law [2020] PBRA 146

Gibson, Application for Reconsideration by

Gibson, Application for Reconsideration by [2020] PBRA 146 (08 October 2020)

The Parole Board refused Gibson’s application to reconsider a decision not to direct release, finding no irrationality or procedural unfairness.

  • Parole reconsideration
  • Procedural fairness
  • Irrationality
  • Mental health assessment
  • Recall to custody
  • Parole-reconsideration
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Professional discipline

Brookman v General Medical Council

The High Court allowed Dr Brookman’s appeal against GMC sanctions, quashing erasure and immediate suspension after finding key procedural and health-evidence errors.

  • Fitness to practise
  • Dishonesty
  • Procedural fairness
  • Sanctions
  • Mental health assessment
  • Fitness-to-practise
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Family law [2017] EWHC 1585 (Fam)

X (A Child : No 2)

X (A Child : No 2) [2017] EWHC 1585 (Fam) (28 June 2017)

The High Court made a final care order for X, a nearly 17-year-old child with severe self-harm and suicidal risk, and directed urgent steps to develop a safe placement plan.

  • Care order
  • Secure accommodation
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Mental health assessment
  • Parental responsibility
  • Care-order
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Family law

W (Children)

The Court of Appeal dismissed a grandmother’s challenge to care and placement orders, holding that adoption was justified and the welfare checklist was properly applied.

  • Care orders
  • Placement orders
  • Adoption
  • Special guardianship
  • Residence orders
  • Procedural fairness
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