Recent Social Security and Welfare State Work and Key Cases
Cotton v. SSWP (CA - October 2009) – for SSWP in case concerning the treatment of holiday pay for the purposes of assessing income for various benefits.
Martin v. SSWP: Upper Tribunal - for Claimant in appeal against overpayment decision – overpayment of Housing Benefit arose from retrospective equalisation of pay.
CDLA/948/2007; CHR/3855/2005; CIS/3746/2007 – for claimant – jurisdiction of commissioners to grant permission to appeal against refusals of extensions of time
CDLA/2864/2007 - for claimant – transfer of benefits within EU
R(Kehoe) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2005] UKHL 48 [2006] 1 AC 42 – child support; compliance with article
Fryer Kelsey v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2005] EWCA Civ 511 – decision making in social security
back to practice summaryA Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown - appointed 2005 (B Panel - 2002 and C Panel – 1999)
Appointed as Secretary of State decision maker in statutory appeals – 2008/9
Appointed as legal assessor by Secretary of State and by mediators in various contexts.
Chair of the Free Representation Unit 1993 – 4
Chair of Governors of St Luke’s Primary School, Islington since 2001
Regularly lectures on issues in environmental and planning judicial review, social security and general local government including probity and decision making.
17 Sep 2009
11 Aug 2009
01 Jan 2008
01 Jan 2008
01 Jan 2002
23 May 2011
02 May 2008
06 Nov 2007
Smithfields Inquiry
Acting for developer with Christopher Katkowski Q.C. in call in inquiry for major developer at Smithfield.The case turns on highly technical engineering and viability evidence to justify demolition of the unlisted part of Smithfield market. Other counsel involved included William Hicks Q.C. and Neil Cameron for the City of London and Robert McCracken Q.C. for English Heritage.
01 Jun 2007
04 Dec 2006
01 Jun 2005
Public inquiry into the £500m Thames Gateway bridge, a proposed new crossing of the River Thames in east London.
