Re Steven Neary; LB Hillingdon v Steven Neary [2012] MHLO 71 (COP)

The Court of Protection approved a consent order under which the London Borough of Hillingdon is to pay £35,000 damages to Stephen Neary.

Related judgments

Neary v LB Hillingdon [2013] MHLO 87 (SEC)

Re Steven Neary; LB Hillingdon v Steven Neary [2012] MHLO 71 (COP)

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UK Press Association, '£35,000 for care unit autistic man' (26/7/12)

BBC, 'Hillingdon Council to pay Steven Neary £35,000' (26/7/12)

Mark Neary, 'Pay Back Time?' (Love, Belief and Balls Blog, 12/9/12). In this blog post, Mark Neary states that the effect of the London Borough of Hillingdon's decision to cease paying Housing Benefit will be that from 16/10/12 he and his son Stephen will no longer be able to live together in the borough.