Aster Healthcare Limited v The Estate of Mohammad Shafi [2014] EWHC 77 (QB)

April 2016 #158

This was an appeal from a decision to grant summary judgment to the claimant (C) in a claim against the defendant (D) for outstanding care home fees.

C is a company that owns and runs care homes registered under the Care Standards Act 2000 including a residential nursing home in Southall specialising in caring for elderly persons suffering from dementia (the Home). The majority of referrals to the Home are made by the local authority (LA). Mr Shafi was a resident of the Home from 29 January 2010 until his death on 28 March 2012. The total outstanding fees claimed amounted to £...