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Surrey County Council and Croydon London Borough Council have been in a long-running dispute over a family with high social care and SEN costs. The family in question cost Croydon around £375,000 a year in social care and SEN provision.... Read more
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Permission to apply for judicial review has been refused in a case against Devon County Council and the Governing Body of Pathfield School over the relocation of a specialist unit to the School’s nearby main site. There was no alteration that required... Read more
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The Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) is paid by the Secretary of State for Education (the Secretary of State) to local authorities (LAs). It is split into four “blocks”. One of these is the High Needs Block. This provides for funding... Read more
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On Friday 24 January 2025 the Administrative Court handed down judgment in R (Gould & Jeffrey) v Devon County Council [2025] EWHC 96 (Admin), an important decision on mandatory considerations for public bodies when making decisions on the closure or rearrangement... Read more
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We are delighted to announce that the King has approved the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor that Cecilia Ivimy and Tom Cross be appointed as King’s Counsel. They are expected formally to be appointed following a ceremony in March. Members... Read more
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The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in a significant decision on the obligations of local authorities to children who may be children in need under the Children Act 1989. In R (TW) v Essex CC [2025] EWCA Civ... Read more
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Tom Cross and Oliver Jackson act in one of two sets of claims which have been joined and expedited to consider the compatibility with human rights of the Government’s removal of the exemption from VAT on private school fees. Instructed by Paul... Read more
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One week before facing a judicial review of the decision of the Education Secretary to revoke regulations bringing the legislation into force, the Government announced that it would commence the majority of its provisions with the expectation that they will... Read more
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In Howells v Newport City Council [2025] EWHC 22 (Ch), the Council has succeeded in having the claim against it as waste authority dismissed. The case concerned a hard drive that the Claimant said contained the private key to his... Read more
