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Month: March 2018

Advance Planning, Best interests, Case comments, Medical treatment

Treatment withdrawal – the Indian Supreme Court perspective

In a true door-stop of a judgment (538 pages) the Indian Supreme Court confirmed on 9 March the lawfulness of advance decisions to refuse treatment, … Read More ›

Posted on 10 March 2018
Legislative developments

Reminder – JCHR DOLS inquiry call for evidence closes tomorrow

The JCHR has launched an inquiry into the Right to freedom and safety: Reform of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. The Committee is issuing an … Read More ›

Posted on 1 March 2018
Conferences

Elder Mediation International Summit and Symposium Bristol 14-16 May 2018

The 9th Elder Mediation World Summit & Symposium, to be held at Bristol University on 14-16 May will bring together families, mediators, legal professionals, physicians, … Read More ›

Posted on 1 March 2018
Newsletters

39 Essex Chambers March Mental Capacity Reports

Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Re Y update, constructing a best interests decision in practice and … Read More ›

Posted on 1 March 2018

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    In University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v PK & Anor [2025] EWCOP 17 (T3), McKendrick J was asked …Read More »
  • Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – updated positions of key bodies and corrections to impact assessments

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RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • Sadia Afroz Chowdhury, R (on the application of) v The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) 20 May 2025
  • The Honourable William Francis Seymour, Earl Of Yarmouth v Ragley Trust Company Limited & Ors 19 May 2025
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v PK & Anor 14 May 2025
  • Evelyn Banks v Social Work England 12 May 2025
  • Kenneth Johnston v Financial Ombudsman Service 8 May 2025
  • J v Bath and North East Somerset Council & Ors 29 April 2025
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust v ZG & Ors 24 April 2025
  • Hebda v District Court in Krakow, Poland 15 April 2025
  • Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v MC 15 April 2025
  • Argyll And Bute Council v RF 15 April 2025

RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • R v Azam 19 May 2025
  • The Duke of Sussex, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for The Home Department 2 May 2025
  • J v Bath and North East Somerset Council & Ors 29 April 2025
  • Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, R (on the application of) v NHS North West London Integrated Care Board 16 April 2025
  • Shaun Morrow v HM Assistant Coroner for Merseyside (Sefton, Knowsley and St Helen's) 15 April 2025
  • Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v MC 15 April 2025
  • A & Ors (Care – Welfare Decisions – Family Placement), Re 11 April 2025
  • Karcihan Meric v Andrew Navis & Anor 4 April 2025
  • Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis v Haroon Aswat 1 April 2025
  • Lisa Cheeley Eis v Government of the United States of America 26 March 2025

RSS ECtHR Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities cases

  • CASE OF N.S. v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 25 March 2025
  • CASE OF I.C. v. THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 27 February 2025
  • CASE OF CLIPEA AND GROSU v. THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 19 November 2024
  • CASE OF E.T. v. THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 12 November 2024
  • CASE OF PINDO MULLA v. SPAIN 17 September 2024
  • CASE OF D.H. AND OTHERS v. SWEDEN 25 July 2024
  • CASE OF DJERI AND OTHERS v. LATVIA 18 July 2024
  • CASE OF A.P. v. ARMENIA 18 June 2024
  • CASE OF DÁNIEL KARSAI v. HUNGARY 13 June 2024
  • CASE OF L.T. v. UKRAINE 6 June 2024

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • Case (Aftercare complaint). Staffordshire County Council (24 021 993) [2025] MHLO 11 (LGSCO)
  • Case (Complaint about inaccurate information). London Borough of Wandsworth (24 013 072) [2025] MHLO 10 (LGSCO)
  • Case (Life and death). University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v PK [2025] EWCOP 17 (T3)
  • Prison transfer delays. HMPPS and NHSE, '12 month progress update following HMIP: The long wait' (May 2025)
  • Prison transfer action plan. HMPPS and NHSE, 'A joint response to HMIP: The long wait' (April 2024)
  • Prison transfer delays. HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 'The long wait: A thematic review of delays in the transfer of mentally unwell prisoners' (February 2024)
  • Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 150, May 2025)
  • Contract management guidance. Legal Aid Agency, 'Contract management: mental health guidance' (v5, 1 September 2024)
  • Case (Discharge of rule 11(7)(b) appointments). KH v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust [2025] UKUT 128 (AAC)
  • Case (PB release set aside). Re Griffiths [2023] PBSA 24

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