Tendring District Council v AB [2024] EWCA Civ 1248

Housing Benefit, litigation capacity "At the hearing a number of separate issues were before the court namely: (i) the capacity of AB to litigate and the appointment of the Official Solicitor to act as his litigation friend; (ii) Tendring's application to discontinue against AB; (iii) Tendring's application for an order retrospectively regularising all steps taken in the appeal in respect of AB prior to the Official Solicitor's appointment; (iv) in the event that AB continued in the proceedings, an order for costs protection."

CASES DATABASE

Full judgment: BAILII

Subject(s):

Litigation capacity cases🔍
Welfare benefits cases🔍

Date: 21/10/24🔍

Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)🔍

Judicial history:

Judge(s):

Nicola Davies🔍
Stuart-Smith🔍
Cobb🔍

Parties:

Tendring District Council🔍
AB🔍
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions🔍
CD🔍

Citation number(s):

[2024] EWCA Civ 1248^B

What links here:

Published: 12/12/24 14:36

Cached: 2025-05-25 15:59:35