Community care

New equality legislation has strengthened the hand of challengers to community care charging decisions, say Ed Mitchell & Clive Lewis QC

What happens when migrants can’t pay for treatment? asks Adam Hundt

Ed Mitchell provides an update on flawed decision making & the protection of vulnerable adults

“Bombed—lost everything”. That was how one London Citizens Advice bureau memorably recorded the nature of the legal problems for the newly dispossessed “streams” of clients approaching the nascent service. War was declared on 3 September 1939 and the first bureau opened its doors the next day.

Although swine flu has temporarily abated, the current medical wisdom is that it will re-emerge with a vengeance in the autumn of this year. If it does or in the event of an alternative pandemic outbreak, there is a possibility that demand for critical care services will swamp capacity.

Court of Appeal rules council acted legitimately against anti-social former tenant

In a society which celebrates youth, are old people being disregarded? asks Jonathan Herring

The Community Infrastructure Levy & other animals, by Romola Parish

Part two: Ed Mitchell provides an update on fair access, mental capacity & welfare reform

In brief