Medical Treatment of Children and the Law (Jo Bridgeman, Routledge, 2021, hardback £120, ebook, c. £25) In this book, importantly subtitled “Beyond Parental Responsibilities,” Jo … Read More ›
Month: May 2021
Restrictive Practices in Health Care and Disability Settings (Bernadette McSherry and Yvette Maker, eds., Routledge, 2021, hardback £120, ebook, c. £25) This edited volume arises … Read More ›
As discussed in my shedinar on capacity fundamentals, one of the most common sources of unnecessary complexity in thinking about whether a person has capacity … Read More ›
A NHS Foundation Trust v An Expectant Mother [2021] EWCOP 33 has attracted considerable discussion. The case concerned an expectant woman aged 21 with what … Read More ›
In this ‘in conversation’ with Alix Lewer, founder of Include.org, we discuss the work of the Include choir, the role of music in supporting those … Read More ›
When and how does the concept of fluctuating capacity apply in the context of sexual relations? This was the question confronting Knowles J in Re … Read More ›
The contours of the issue in A Local Authority v TA & Ors [2021] EWCOP 22 were sketched out economically in the opening paragraphs of … Read More ›
The decision in SS v LB Richmond on Thames and SWL CCG [2021] EWCOP 31 is different to others that have been reported to date (such … Read More ›
Amplifying a presentation that I gave on 17 May 2021 at a 39 Essex Chambers webinar examining the case of Re Clitheroe, considering whether the … Read More ›
The DHSC’s visiting guidance in relation to care homes (both ‘inward’ and ‘outward’) has been updated to take effect on 17 May 2021. I have … Read More ›