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Refusal to carry out a fresh age assessment (R v London Borough of Hackney)

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Published on: 02 February 2017

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Table of contents

Original news
What is the background to the case?
What was the decision under challenge?
What did the court conclude?
Does this case assist with our understanding of Wednesbury unreasonableness in requests for reviews of decisions already made?
What should local authority lawyers considering age assessment decisions take from this decision?
What should public law practitioners take from this decision?

Article summary

Local Government analysis: What was the High Court’s response to a local authority’s refusal to reopen a time-barred age assessment after new material had been provided to them. Catherine Rowlands of Cornerstone Barristers discusses the decision in R (on the application of BM) v London Borough of Hackney.

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