An important (but depressingly familiar) report from the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman has been published today, 14 March 2024. The full report can be found … Read More ›
To mark 10 years since the publication of the report of the House of Lords select committee convened to conduct post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental … Read More ›
Lieven J is proving herself the spiritual successor to Mostyn J as regards challenging Cheshire West. In order to make this assertion good, we need … Read More ›
The case of Wareham v Betsi Cadwaladar University Health Board & Ors [2024] EWCOP 15 concerns a 36 year old autistic woman, Laura Wareham, who … Read More ›
The very difficult case of Rotherham and Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust v NR & Anor [2024] EWCOP 17 concerned a pregnant woman, … Read More ›
Not enough judgments of District Judges are published. This is in part because very many decisions that they make are set out in oral judgments, … Read More ›
As the Court of Protection judges have been very busy over the past little while looking at different categories of decision, we have updated our … Read More ›
Welcome to the March 2024 Mental Capacity Report. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: sexual and contraceptive … Read More ›
March 2024 contains three ten year anniversaries. One is national – indeed international – significance; one is of national significance, and one is of personal … Read More ›
In light of the publication of the Westminster Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee’s (very good) report on assisted dying / assisted suicide on 29 … Read More ›