I reproduce here an updated version of the case summary and comment on the case of Briggs v Briggs [2016] EWCOP 53 that appeared in the December 2016 … Read More ›
Month: December 2016
Highlights this month include: 1.In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: DOLS and objections, the scope of s.21A appeals and best interests in … Read More ›
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Secretary of State’s appeal against the decision of Charles J in Re SRK [2016] EWCOP 27. By way … Read More ›
A special (open-access) issue of the Medical Law Review has just been published, based upon papers delivered at a conference held by the University of … Read More ›
My fellow editors and I are very pleased to announce that the second edition of the Court of Protection Handbook is now available from the … Read More ›
The substantive decision in the case of Briggs has just been handed down. We will have full analysis and comment in our (increasingly full) 39 Essex … Read More ›
The AAGBI has just published new guidelines on consent for anaesthesia. Previous guidelines on consent for anaesthesia were issued by the AAGBI in 1999 and … Read More ›
The Modern Judge: Power, Responsibility and Society’s Expectations (Sir Mark Hedley, Jordan Publishing, 2016, paperback, book and ePDF £20.00) In The Modern Judge: Power, Responsibility … Read More ›
The Advocate’s Gateway Second International Conference will take place on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd June 2017. Called Access to Justice for Vulnerable People, the conference will … Read More ›
In an open access article published today (16 December) in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Lynne Turner-Stokes makes a further important contribution to the debate … Read More ›