United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust v N [2014] EWCOP 16 Summary History was made in a very and dignified quiet… Read more
Month: July 2014
A true tangle – capacity, influence and the inherent jurisdiction
NCC v PB and TB [2014] EWCOP 14 Summary This decision of Parker J was handed down in March, but… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook is here!
I am extremely pleased to be able to announce that some very hard work on the part of Sophy Miles,… Read more
A defence of ‘fusion’ law
[I am very grateful to George Szmukler, Professor of Psychiatry and Society at the Institute of Psychiatry, KCL, for this… Read more
Self-neglect – a resource and another missed opportunity?
The Department of Health is currently consulting on the draft regulations and Guidance to accompany the implementation of Part I… Read more
Throwing down the gauntlet – the mental capacity revolution in Northern Ireland
Introduction I spent a fascinating half day on 3 July attending (and speaking at) a conference organised in Belfast to… Read more
Deprivation of liberty – some fog clears about children’s homes
Liverpool City Council v SG & Ors [2014] EWCOP 10 Summary In a judgment that assists in resolving one issue that… Read more
July Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out
The Thirty Nine Essex Street Mental Capacity Law Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the… Read more
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