The Vice-President of the Court of Protection has outlined a set of principles to govern the appointment of personal welfare… Read more
Month: June 2019
Medical treatment, best interests, and the desire to live
If proof were needed that Bland has politely been consigned to the history books, it can be found in the… Read more
39 Essex Chambers June Mental Capacity Reports now out
The 39 Essex Chambers June 2019 Mental Capacity Report will shortly be landing inboxes for subscribers. Highlights this month include:… Read more
Sex, social media and ‘silos’: the Court of Appeal pronounces
In B v A Local Authority [2019] EWCA Civ 913, the Court of Appeal has made both general and specific… Read more
Deprivation of liberty – appropriate places and appropriate treatment
In Rooman v Belgium [2019] ECHR 105, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights undertook an important… Read more