The claimant french woman had come to England, working as a teaching assistant. She set out to train as a teacher but became pregnant, and gave up work temporarily. She was refused Income Support. Her appeal was allowed, and the Secretary of State now appealed against that order. Held: His appeal succeeded. Citations: [2010] UKUT … Continue reading Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v JS: UTAA 7 May 2010
Judges: Sir Andrew Morritt Ch, Moses LJ, Sir David Keene Citations: [2010] EWCA Civ 162, [2010] AACR 28 Links: Bailii Statutes: Income Support (General) Regulations 1987, Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 124 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Benefits Updated: 15 August 2022; Ref: scu.402945
Mrs. Nessa arrived at Heathrow aged 55 having lived all her life in Bangladesh. Her husband, Mr. Mobarak Ali, had lived in the United Kingdom from 1962 until he died in 1975 and when she arrived here, Mrs. Nessa had a right of abode. She hoped to live with her husband’s brother. Her three children, … Continue reading Nessa v Chief Adjudication Officer: HL 3 Nov 1999
A taxi driver spent many hours at the minicab office waiting for a call out. He claimed benefits because the income and time driving the minicab were both low. It was held that he was disbarred from claiming because the waiting time was to be counted as part of his working time, and thus he … Continue reading Kazantzis v Chief Adjudication Officer: CA 15 Jun 1999
The claimant had been married with children. Her husband was accused of abuse of the children, and bailed to live away from home, and then convicted and imprisoned. The claimant applied for income support on the basis that she had been abandoned within the regulations. The Secretary of State appealed a finding that she had … Continue reading Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v W: CA 18 May 2005
The claimant sought increased maternity pay. Before beginning her maternity leave she had been awarded a pay increase, but it was not backdated so as to affect the period upon which the calculation of her average pay was based. The court made a detailed comparison of the regimes for protection under the Employment Rights Act … Continue reading Alabaster v Barclays Bank Plc and Another: CA 3 May 2005
The House considered the impact of the statutory charge under the 1974 Act in matrimonial proceedings. Held: The costs in respect of which the statutory charge bit were the costs of the whole divorce proceedings and not just the financial relief aspect. For property to have been ‘recovered or transferred’ for this purpose, its ownership … Continue reading Hanlon v The Law Society: HL 1981
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