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Month: March 2014


The Supreme Court pronounces on litigation capacity (and the effect of incapacity) in civil proceedings

Posted on 12 March 2014 Updated on 14 February 2023

Dunhill v Burgin (Nos 1 and 2) [2014] UKSC 18 Summary Ms Dunhill sought to have a compromise agreement into… Read more

Posted in Capacity, Case comments, Practice and Procedure     Tags: capacity, litigation capacity, practice and procedure     One comment     


Another C-Section case and the ‘secret’ court

Posted on 11 March 2014 Updated on 11 March 2014

Since the widely-reported case of Ms Pacchieri (Re AA [2012] EWHC 4378 (COP)), there has been a string of cases… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Medical treatment, Practice and Procedure     Tags: Court of Protection practice and procedure, medical treatment, publicity     Leave a comment     


This really is no way to die

Posted on 7 March 2014 Updated on 17 February 2021

A really depressing report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) and the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has just been… Read more

Posted in Deprivation of liberty     Tags: deprivation of liberty, ombudsman     2 Comments     


Is Banks v Goodfellow history?

Posted on 7 March 2014 Updated on 11 March 2014

Fischer v Diffley [2013] EWHC 4567 (Ch) Summary This Chancery Division case is of some interest because it is the… Read more

Posted in Testamentary capacity     Tags: capacity, common law, testamentary capacity     Leave a comment     


Fact-finding and probability: the importance of asking the right questions

Posted on 3 March 2014 Updated on 4 March 2014

Re D (A Child)   [2014] EWHC 121 (Fam)  (Mostyn J) Summary This decision in a fact-finding hearing relating to children… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Practice and Procedure     Tags: Forensic questions     Leave a comment     


Appeals to the Court of Appeal from the CoP: securing against the risk of costs

Posted on 3 March 2014 Updated on 4 March 2014

JE (Jamaica) v SSHD   [2014] EWCA Civ 192  (Court of Appeal (Laws, Jackson and Black LJJ)) Summary This is an… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Practice and Procedure     Tags: costs, Court of Protection practice and procedure     Leave a comment     


All change in the ordinary residence rules relating to incapacitated adults

Posted on 3 March 2014 Updated on 4 March 2014

R (Cornwall Council) v SoS for Health & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 12 (Court of Appeal (Elias, Lewison and Floyd… Read more

Posted in Capacity, Case comments     Tags: cross-border, habitual residence, ordinary residence     Leave a comment     


OPG investigations vs police investigations

Posted on 3 March 2014 Updated on 4 March 2014

Re DP (Revocation of Lasting Power of Attorney)   CoP Case No: 12351387   (Senior Judge Lush) Summary This is the first… Read more

Posted in Attorneys, Case comments, Property and affairs     Tags: LPA, property and affairs     Leave a comment     


When informality in decision-making goes wrong

Posted on 3 March 2014 Updated on 4 March 2014

JS v KB and MP (Property and Affairs Deputy for DB)   [2014] EWHC 483 (COP)  (Cobb J) Summary This decision… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Practice and Procedure, Property and affairs     Tags: costs, Court of Protection practice and procedure, property and affairs     Leave a comment     


Making financial provision for children – how should the s4 exercise work?

Posted on 3 March 2014 Updated on 4 March 2014

Re X,Y and Z (Minors)   [2014] EWHC 87 (COP)  (Baker J) Summary This case relates to the authorisation of payments… Read more

Posted in Best interests, Case comments, Property and affairs     Tags: Best interests, property and affairs     Leave a comment     


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