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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Hillsborough Law, written by Pete Weatherby KC, reached its report stage and third reading today in the House of Commons.
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Garden Court North members express solidarity with Rajiv Menon KC, who faces prosecution for contempt of court.
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Garden Court North’s Mira Hammad and Rosalind Burgin represent co-defendants during the trial at Birmingham Crown Court.
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Garden Court North is pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted for Northern Set of the Year in the Legal 500's Bar Awards 2026.