One of the most difficult areas where the law runs up against practical realities is in relation to addressing the consequences of a mental health … Read More ›
Month: May 2024
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of both the local authority and the Official Solicitor against the decision of Poole J in Re … Read More ›
In this “in conversation with”, I talk to Dr Jim Down about a whole host of matters related to intensive care, inspired by his recent … Read More ›
Two recently published decisions of Cobb J have shone a light on the lesser spotted beast of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court to … Read More ›
EIn University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v HER & Anor [2024] EWCOP 25, Senior Judge Hilder had to consider what (if any) weight … Read More ›
Re HC [2024] EWCOP 24 is notable for the approach taken by Victoria Butler-Cole KC (sitting as a Tier 3 Judge) to the question of … Read More ›
Re J (Blood Transfusion: Older Child: Jehovah’s Witnesses) [2024] EWHC 1034 (Fam) is a characteristically thoughtful judgment from Cobb J, concerning whether authorisation should be … Read More ›
The May 2024 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: a rare … Read More ›
Henke J has followed the Closed Hearings and Closed Material Guidance ([2023] EWCOP 6) and produced a judgment “to enable disclosure at an appropriate point in … Read More ›
In response to a question posed by the excellent Zena Bolwig on LinkedIn, an interesting discussion has broken out about whether you need to have … Read More ›