Caselaw relating to UK and Scotland
Kate Smith explores case law on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Activity 2 — Taking Nutrition to see who can meet the point scoring descriptors. To qualify for the daily living […]
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) — Activity 2 Taking Nutrition Read More »
Case Overview Background First-tier Tribunal Decision Grounds for Appeal Upper Tribunal Decision Legal Points www.bailii.org/scot/cases/ScotUT/2025/2025ut18.html
RM against Social Security Scotland – ‘adequacy of reasons’ Read More »
DMG memo 03/25 & ADM memo 03/25: Identity of Claimants and Children – Effect of Upper TribunalDecision. . These memo’s gives guidance on the decision of the UT in PHC v SSWP
In R (Roberts) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2025] EWHC 51 (Admin) (16 January 2025) the High Court (Fordham J) decides that the Government’s policy on making deductions from
Universal Credit rent deductions scheme declared unlawful by High Court Read More »
JA v Social Security Scotland In a recent case, Social Security Scotland failed to provide the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) with the contact details of a claimant’s representative, deviating from their
UTS/AS/24/0052 involves a tribunal error in law. Background The case revolves around a claimant who was given a 579-page appeal bundle the day before a telephone hearing. The tribunal failed
Procedural fairness in tribunal hearings – LK v Social Security Scotland Read More »
Published on 11 February 2025 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v MJ [2025] UKUT 035 (AAC) This is a challenge to the policy of the Secretary of State
Revised Memo to decision makers confirms that the DWP accepts that SSWP v AT can apply to the non-EU family members of EU citizens who have pre-settled status (PSS). ADM Memo 06-24:
LK v Social Security Scotland / [2025] UT 06 / Ref: UTS/AS/24/0052 Here are the main points from the decision of the Hon. Lord Fairley in the appeal of LK
