The High Court has today decided that it is unlawful to exclude families of people who could not work because of life-long disability from bereavement benefit – R (Jwanczuk) v SSWP [2022] EWHC (Admin) 2298.
GCN’s Tom Royston acted for the claimant, instructed by Public Law Project and led by Catherine Callaghan QC.
The Secretary of State may now appeal to the Court of Appeal.
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Tasaddat has secured permission to appeal on behalf of his client, a vulnerable man who fled Iraqi Kurdistan to seek asylum in the UK.
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Garden Curt North's Anna Morris KC delivered the closing submission to Module 10 of the Covid-19 Inquiry on behalf of the bereaved families.
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Garden Court North's Mira Hammad and Rosalind Burgin represented two co-defendants at Newcastle Crown Court during the eight-day jury trial.
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Garden Court North’s Anna Morris KC, Ciara Bartlam and Lily Lewis represent INQUEST at the ongoing Lampard Inquiry.
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