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 DOL matters. Overlap with community care, social housing 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:

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council v Norton [2011] EWCA Civ 834  (collateral challenge to claim for possession under Equality Act duties)

The Queen on the application of DM v Wigan BC [2011] EWHC 2175 (challenge to provision of services to autistic child)

R (Whittaker) v Sec of State for Home Department [2011] EWHC (challenge to re-categorisation of Cat A prisoner)

London Borough of Hounslow v Powell [2011] UKSC 8 (Art 8 defence to possession claim against introductory tenant)

Sheffield City Council v Wall [2010] EWCA Civ 922 (succession to secure tenancy)

Mullen v Salford City Council [2010] EWCA Civ 336 (Art 8 defence to possession claim against homeless accommodation)

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

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v ZA [2009] UKUT 294 (challenge to compatibility of A8 worker registration scheme with EC Treaty)

Knowsley Housing Trust v Prescott [2009] EWHC 924

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)

Crown Prosecution Service v T [2006] EWHC 728 (Admin)

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)

Taylor v Inland Revenue [2004] EWCA Civ 174

Manchester City Council v Lee [2003] ewca

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 2012

"Adam Fullwood... is noted as one of the leading barristers acting on behalf of tenants. He is praised for his responsiveness and his broader experience of community care."

"Adam Fullwood...handles a good proportion of the Court of Protection work in the North. He has a broad practice which takes in property & affairs and health & welfare and which is complemented by his experience in community care and other local authorities duties. He is "conciliatory by nature, but is nonetheless unafraid to fight his corner."

Legal 500 2011:
Adam Fullwood is "smart, legally savvy and up for a fight if there is a fight to be had, and has an excellent rapport with an often difficult and demanding client group".

Chambers UK 2011:
Adam Fullwood is a "leading light in housing law" and continues to attract praise from market sources for his expertise on homelessness.

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"

Panels:

Junior Counsel to the Crown (Public Law)

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