The High Court has found that part of the rules governing Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) are unlawful and discriminate against people with mental health impairments. The full judgment can be read here. The Public Law Project’s client, RF, had all three grounds of her case accepted by the Court (RF v Secretary of State for Work
The University of Exeter held its official launch for a new immigration advice clinic on 7 December 2017. The launch was attended by Dr Joe Tomlinson, Research Director at PLP, and Emma Marshall, a PhD researcher at the University of Exeter who is currently seconded to PLP. As part of her placement at PLP, Emma
The two day hearing in RF v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions commences tomorrow, Tuesday 12 December, in the High Court. PLP’s client, RF, contends that the way people experiencing psychological distress are treated by new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) rules is unfair and discriminatory. PIP was introduced in 2013 as a replacement for the
Today is Human Rights Day. Public Law Project has joined The British Institute of Human Rights, and 140+ other organisations, to call on the Prime Minister to safeguard our human rights today, during and after Brexit. You can see the letter here. The letter reads: ‘We face great constitutional change and uncertainty as the government seeks
PLP is delighted to learn that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is to lift restrictions on legal aid to survivors of domestic abuse. Large numbers of those involved in Family Court proceedings, where they were often forced face their abusers, will now receive advice and representation. It will lift time limits on evidence of abuse
PLP’s strategic partnership with the Lankelly Chase Foundation is now under way. The purpose of the partnership is to provide support, training and advice to Lankelly Chase grant-holders, with a view to tackling deep-rooted social injustice. There is more about the project and our partners at the project page. We have appointed Lisa Vanhala and Jacqui Kinghan,
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and Mind have been granted permission to intervene in support of a High Court case brought by our client, RF. RF’s case concerns rules introduced by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in February 2017. The new rules mean it is much harder for those with severe
PLP have written to the Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into assessments for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payments (PIPs). Our letter concerns amendments to the PIP regulations, which PLP is currently contesting to be discriminatory. It also concerns distress caused by the assessment procedure and the evidential burden on those suffering
The Government has announced that it will table an amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to define ‘exit day’ as 11pm on 29th March 2019. The Public Law Project (PLP) welcomes the amendment, which addresses some of the concerns raised by Parliamentarians and civil society organisations. In particular, PLP raised concerns that allowing ‘exit day’ to be defined by
The Public Law Project (PLP) is representing a client, RF, who is bringing a challenge to the unfair and discriminatory way those with psychological distress are treated by the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) rules. PIP was introduced in 2013 as a replacement for the Disability Living Allowance and provides an essential lifeline for people with disabilities to
A three judge court rules that the Work Capability Assessment discriminates against claimants with a mental health disability. Today at the Royal Courts of Justice, a three judge panel of the Upper Tribunal has ruled that the Work Capability Assessment substantially disadvantages claimants with mental health problems, because the system is designed to deal with