Major v Kirishana [2023] EWHC 1593 (KB) is a distinctly troubling case, in that it involved – at one stage – a person being effectively … Read More ›
Category: Capacity
Wiltshire County Council v RB & Ors [2023] EWCOP 26 concerned a 29 year old woman diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Since 2015 she had been … Read More ›
Warrington Borough Council v Y & Ors [2023] EWCOP 27. This application concerned Y, who was in her early twenties. Y had been diagnosed with … Read More ›
In Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust & Anor v RL & Ors [2023] EWCOP 22 (a decision handed down in February 2023, but only published … Read More ›
Hot on the heels of the decision in North Bristol NHS Trust v R [2023] EWCOP 5, another decision has been handed down – this … Read More ›
In 2015, in Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v C and V [2015] EWCOP 80, MacDonald J provided both the then-authoritative summary of the principles … Read More ›
The case of A Local Authority v H [2023] EWCOP 4 concerned a young adult, H, described by Hayden J as a “natal male who … Read More ›
In NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB v JH [2023] EWCOP 3, Hayden J was asked to consider whether an advance decision to refuse invasive tests or … Read More ›
Re ZK (No 2) [2021] EWCOP 61 is the sequel to one reported upon earlier here, and contains some important observations in relation to assessment of … Read More ›
The Supreme Court has for the first time looked in detail at what it means to have or lack capacity to make a decision, and … Read More ›