Swift V Carpenter – Questions and Observations

Swift v Carpenter [2020] EWCA Civ 1467 Days after the judgment in Swift v Carpenter was handed down, Lizanne Gumbel QC (“EAG QC”) and John Whitting QC (“JW QC”) of 1 Crown Office Row gave a webinar in which they talked through some questions arising out of the judgment and…

Accommodation Claims – Swift v Carpenter

Swift v Carpenter [2020] EWCA Civ 1295 The Issue on the Appeal Whether an award should be made to the Claimant to fund the additional capital cost required by the Claimant to purchase suitable accommodation for her disabled needs. The trial judge (Mrs Justice Lambert) found that the Court was…