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Search Results for: National Assistance Act 1948 36
Wyatt v Hillingdon London Borough Council: CA 1978
A local authority was sued by a disabled person for breach of the duty imposed by s.2 of CSDPA. Held: The case was struck out on the basis that her proper remedy was to persuade the Minister to use his default powers under s. 36 of the 1948 Act. As to her claim for damages, … Continue reading Wyatt v Hillingdon London Borough Council: CA 1978
Regina v Somerset County Council ex parte Faith Gertrude Harcombe (By Her Son and Next Friend David Peter Timothy Harcombe): Admn 28 Apr 1997
A charge placed upon a house by the respondent local authority to secure payment for residential care for the owner was valid. The authority had a broad discretion which it had validly exercised. Citations: Times 07-May-1997, [1997] EWHC Admin 422 Links: Bailii Statutes: National Assistance Act 1948, National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 (1992 … Continue reading Regina v Somerset County Council ex parte Faith Gertrude Harcombe (By Her Son and Next Friend David Peter Timothy Harcombe): Admn 28 Apr 1997
Regina v Medical Appeal Tribunal ex parte Gilmore; Re Gilmore’s Application: CA 25 Feb 1957
The claimant had received two injuries resulting in his total blindness. He sought an order of certiorari against the respondent who had found only a 20% disability. The tribunal responded that its decision, under the Act was final. Held: In its decision the tribunal had made reference to the expert medical report and thereby had … Continue reading Regina v Medical Appeal Tribunal ex parte Gilmore; Re Gilmore’s Application: CA 25 Feb 1957
Regina (on the Application of Mani) v London Borough of Lambeth: CA 9 Jul 2003
Where a destitute and disabled asylum seeker had a clear need for care and attention, the local authority had a duty to provide it. The claimant was an asylum seeker, with impaired mobility and a history of mental halth difficulties. At first he was . .
Poshteh v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: SC 10 May 2017
The appellant, applying for housing as a homeless person, had rejected the final property offered on the basis that its resemblance to the conditions of incarceration in Iran, from which she had fled, would continue and indeed the mental . .
Regina (Heather and Another) v Leonard Cheshire Foundation: CA 21 Mar 2002
The appellants appealed rejection of their application for judicial review. They were long term residents in a nursing home, which the respondents had decided to close.
Held: Though the respondent did exercise some public functions, and its . .
