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30 October 2008
Issue: 7343 / Categories: Case law , Public , Law digest
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Social security

R (on the application of RJM (FC) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] UKHL 63, [2008] All ER (D) 220 (Oct)

(i) Where the Court of Appeal concludes that one of its previous decisions is inconsistent with a subsequent decision of the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Appeal should be free (but not obliged) to depart from that decision.

(ii) The policy of disentitling persons without accommodation from receiving the disability premium to which they would otherwise be entitled in their income support amounts to discrimination under Art 14 but is lawful as it can be justified on policy grounds.
 

Issue: 7343 / Categories: Case law , Public , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers welcomes new associate

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Ward Hadaway lawyer joins Birmingham Law Society Council

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons expands Chelmsford commercial litigation team with two appointments

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