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Autumn Statement - Cap on Care

Leah Woodlee
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Jeremy Hunt recently announced in the Autumn Statement (17 November 2022) that the Government is delaying the cap on care costs, in order to save the Government money. What is the cap on care costs? The reform was first outlined by Boris Johnson in...

The principle of parental preference and school placements

Kimberley Hircock
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On 20 April 2022 the Upper- Tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability confirmed in London Borough of Croydon v K.A. [2022] UKUT 106 (AAC), the importance of having a broader and more holistic approach to the application of Section 9 of the...

NHS Continuing healthcare - claim now!

Ben Parmenter
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NHS continuing healthcare funding is a government promise that the NHS will pick up the nursing home bills of older people. Despite this promise, at Birkett Long we are still chasing £1.5 million owed to families, with that figure rising weekly. NHS...