Adam Fullwood

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Year of Call: 1996

Public Law
All areas of judicial review with an emphasis on the following;

Community care
Adult and child social care policy and eligibility criteria; housing policy; continuing NHS care disputes; local connection and other inter-authority disputes; care home, day centre and hospital closures; adult and child protection; charging, registration, disciplinary and regulatory matters; contractual disputes; education issues; mental health; freedom of information and confidentiality; supporting people, supported housing and related benefits issues and all relevant aspects of the Human Rights Act, in particular those arising under Art 3, 5, 6, 8 and 14.

Social housing
All areas covered but with particular emphasis on public law related issues. Regularly instructed in cases concerning homelessness and allocation of housing stock (Housing Act 1996, Parts 6 & 7) and applications for interim relief in the Administrative Court.

Asylum support
Age assessments; benefits; inter-authority conflicts; eligibility; NASS; section 4 hard cases support; Children (Leaving Care) Act duties / responsibilities; National Assistance Act overlap including "destitution plus" cases; housing rights and application of Convention rights to all of the above.

Human Rights
Across all practice areas, including declarations of incompatibility and damages claims.

Court of Protection.

All aspects including  Property & Affairs, Welfare and DOLS matters. Overlap with community care and other local authorities duties. Regularly represents local authorities, the Official Solicitor and individuals.

Inquests

Wide experience of dealing with deaths in custody (especially prison & police detention).

Related activities:

Member of Bar Council's sub-committee on civil legal aid
Founder member & membership secretary NALA
Management committee member Wythenshawe Law Centre
LSC external supervisor (community care)
Regular speaker and trainer in my areas of practice e.g. Chair & Trainer for Public Law Project at "Judicial Review North" Conference for last three years

Significant reported cases:

Mullen v Salford City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 336

Moran v Manchester City Council [2009] UKHL 39(use of women's refuges to discharge statutory homelessness duties)

Liverpool CC v Hillingdon LBC [2009] EWCA Civ 43 (inter-authority dispute in context of asylum support)

R (Farrell) v Cheshire CC [2009] EWHC 260 (Admin) (lawfulness of LA's scheme for granting "Blue Badges" for bus drivers in context of CRB disclosure)

R (Gilboy) v Liverpool CC [2008] EWCA Civ 751 (compliance with Article 6 of LA's demoted tenancy scheme)

White v Knowsley BC [2008] UKHL 70 (possession orders in assured tenancy regime)

Riverside Housing Association v White [2007] UKHL 20 (validity of rent increases by housing association)

Griffiths v St Helens MBC [2006] EWCA Civ 160 (Homelessness - important guidance on s193 discharge)

LB of Lambeth v O'Kane; Helena Housing v Pinder [2005] EWCA Civ 1010 (circumstances in which a new tenancy is created following the breach of a suspended possession order by a "tolerated trespasser")

Manchester CC v Lee; G v Wigan MBC [2004] 1 WLR 349 (width of mandatory injunction obtained by local authority)

R (Cumpsty) v The Rent Service [2002] EWHC 2526 (Whether scheme for determining local reference rent compliant with Article 6)

Recommendations:

Consistently recommended by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.

Chambers UK 2010:
Adam Fullwood continues to win praise for his expertise on homelessness and laws regarding women's refuges.

Chambers & Partners (2009):

"Fullwood is considered to be "extremely good with cases that have a community care overlap," and practitioners consider him to be "amongst the best housing juniors in the country, let alone the North."

Chambers & Partners (2008):

"Adam Fullwood is 'extremely good at getting through the procedural nitty-gritty' and is becoming increasingly sought after for high-profile judicial review work"

 

Career & Education:
Universities:	Staffordshire (BA) (English/History)
	Bristol (MA) (Law)
Year of Call:	1996 (Gray's Inn)
Previous Chambers:	Garden Court Chambers, London (1996-1997)
	Garden Court North (1997-2009)
Joined Chambers:	Kings Chambers - 2009