Thoughts on the case: ‘Parliament’s intention for the Healthy Start scheme was to benefit those in the “greatest need”.
‘We brought the challenge to the eligibility criteria on behalf of a single mother and her one-year-old child, who desperately needed the Healthy Start support but were unable to claim it as a result of the mother’s immigration position and No Recourse to Public Funds restriction.
Career high: ‘I co-represented over 25 asylum seekers residing in Napier Barracks.