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Supreme Court hearing in bedroom tax cases begins today
UT has refused permission to appeal - SoS now has to ask Court of Appeal - https://www.gov.uk/administrative-appeals-tribunal-decisions/secretary-of-state-for-work-and-pensions-v-carmichael-and-sefton-bc-hb-2017-ukut-174-aac
SoS has now made an application for permission to appeal and expedition direct to the Court of Appeal - https://www.gov.uk/administrative-appeals-tribunal-decisions/secretary-of-state-for-work-and-pensions-v-carmichael-and-sefton-bc-hb-2017-ukut-174-aac
Presumably they mean expedition to Supreme Court: it’s already at Court of Appeal level
As I understand it, the Secretary of State had previously only requested permission from the Upper Tribunal to appeal its decision- the UT refused that application so SoS has renewed the application direct to the Court of Appeal with a request for expedition for a quick hearing. Was wondering if this application was late, but maybe new SoS had to be in post before an application could be sent on his behalf…
Here’s the link to the rightsnet summary of the Carmichael UT case the SoS is seeking to appeal if anyone else needs it…
[ Edited: 13 Jun 2017 at 02:45 pm by Stuart ]Re ‘A’, via Hopkin Murray Beskine Solicitors:
“I confirm that we are instructed to challenge the UK in the European Court of Human Rights, for breach of the rights of A and other vulnerable women whose lives are at risk .”
http://www.hmbsolicitors.co.uk/news/category/item/index.cfm?asset_id=1667
European Court has ruled in case of A that bedroom tax unjustifiably discriminates against woman victim of domestic violence in ‘sanctuary scheme’ housing. No reasons for prioritising aim of bedroom tax scheme over aims of Sanctuary Scheme - five votes to two
However, in case of JD it does not uphold disability discrimination - unanimous
[ Edited: 24 Oct 2019 at 12:24 pm by shawn mach ]