This seminar will be chaired by Ms Justice Henke, and look at approaches to the treatment of anorexia, the controversial concept of ‘terminal anorexia’, and how … Read More ›
Month: January 2024
In Paul and another v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust [2024] UKSC 1, the Supreme Court had to decide whether (and, if so, when) an individual … Read More ›
Strasbourg means what it says in relation to the tightening of the criteria for admission and detention in the context of mental disorder that has … Read More ›
Following on from its consultation on visiting in care homes and hospitals in England, the DHSC has (1) published its response; and (2) laid before … Read More ›
In lieu of a Mental Capacity Report, the next edition of which will be out in February, and which will have further coverage of the … Read More ›
A Local Authority v KP [2023] EHWC 3210 (Fam) is a case not easily reducible to a short summary. In very broad outline, however, it … Read More ›
A Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v K [2023] EWCOP 59 concerned the treatment for leukaemia of a patient detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. … Read More ›
In The NHS Foundation Trust v K [2023] EWCOP 57, Judd J had to consider an application for declarations with respect for K, a young … Read More ›
Paul Bowen KC, sitting as a Tier 3 Judge, helpfully restated the interaction between the MCA and the ECHR in the medical treatment context in … Read More ›
In Stockport MBC v KB [2023] EWCOP 58, HHJ Burrows addressed two questions in relating to ‘community DoL’ applications that have bubbled away for some … Read More ›