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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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Personal injury [2022] EWHC 532 (QB)

Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (Payment of Damages)

Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (Payment of Damages) [2022] EWHC 532 (QB) (11 March 2022)

The court ordered variable periodical payments for future loss and refused damages for personal injury trust costs, finding no protective basis to fund the trust.

  • Damages assessment
  • Periodical payments
  • Variation of orders
  • Personal injury trusts
  • Vulnerability and capacity
  • Protective jurisdiction
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Personal injury [2022] EWHC 532

Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (Payment of Damages)

Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (Payment of Damages) [2022] EWHC 532 (QB) (11 March 2022)

The court ordered future damages to be paid by variable periodical payments and refused damages for personal injury trust costs, holding no protective jurisdiction supported that award.

  • Periodical payments order
  • Variation of damages
  • Personal injury trusts
  • Protective jurisdiction
  • Capacity and vulnerability
  • Article 2 echr
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Trusts [2021] EWHC 3755 (Ch)

Baker v BDS

Baker v BDS [2021] EWHC 3755 (Ch) (10 December 2021)

The High Court allowed a section 57 Trustee Act application to remove a trust deed requirement for a professional trustee in a personal injury trust.

  • Variation of trust deed
  • Professional trustees
  • Section 57 trustee act 1925
  • Personal injury trusts
  • Trusts
  • Trust-deed-variation
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Tort law [2021] EWHC 3058

Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 3058 (QB) (12 November 2021)

Assessment of damages in a clinical negligence claim, including future care, accommodation, transport, earnings, capacity, and amendment for trust costs.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Future care costs
  • Accommodation claims
  • Capacity under mental capacity act 2005
  • Double recovery
  • Personal injury trusts
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Tort law [2021] EWHC 3058 (QB)

Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Martin v Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWHC 3058 (QB) (12 November 2021)

High Court damages assessment in clinical negligence, addressing future care, accommodation, transport, capacity, and amendment for personal injury trust costs.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Double recovery
  • Section 117 mental health act
  • Capacity to litigate
  • Personal injury trusts
  • Accommodation claims
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Local government law [2017] EWHC 2252 (Admin)

Francois v London Borough of Waltham Forest (Rev 1)

Francois v London Borough of Waltham Forest (Rev 1) [2017] EWHC 2252 (Admin) (08 August 2017)

The High Court dismissed an appeal against the refusal of council tax reduction, holding that the appellant had not provided enough information about capital held in a personal injury trust.

  • Council tax reduction
  • Personal injury trusts
  • Burden of proof
  • Council tax support schemes
  • Council-tax-reduction
  • Personal-injury-trusts
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Personal injury [2016] EWHC 3146 (QB)

OH v Craven

OH v Craven [2016] EWHC 3146 (QB) (07 December 2016)

The court addressed payment out of Court Funds Office damages into personal injury trusts, focusing on undue influence safeguards where solicitors’ trust companies were to act as trustees.

  • Personal injury trusts
  • Court funds office payments
  • Litigation friend duties
  • Undue influence
  • Mental capacity assessment
  • Approval of settlements for minors and protected parties
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Trusts

OH v Craven

The court addressed payment out of Court Funds Office money to personal injury trusts, focusing on whether the claimant or litigation friend had made a free and informed decision.

  • Personal injury trusts
  • Undue influence
  • Litigation friend
  • Payment out of court funds
  • Mental capacity assessment
  • Personal-injury-trusts
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