The High Court court term ends today in England & Wales, 31 July. Not least because the next 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report will … Read More ›
Month: July 2024
In Re Sudiksha Thirulamesh (dec’d) [2024] EWCA Civ 896 the Court of Appeal has made very clear how to approach the situation in which a … Read More ›
Re AA (Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment: No Best Interests Decision) [2024] EWCOP 39 (T3) is a difficult case. It concerned a young man, AA, in … Read More ›
Lord Falconer’s Private Member’s Bill is now available. At the time of writing, there is no date yet set for Second Reading in the House … Read More ›
How far can the State be expected to go in seeking to secure the rights of those in challenging situations? A few months after this … Read More ›
When medical treatment can be considered to be a futile is an important, but sometimes difficult, question. What can make it difficult in the context … Read More ›
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust & Anor v KAG & Ors [2024] EWCOP 38 (T3) is a case confirming the hard-edged nature of … Read More ›
Mental Health & Justice was a Wellcome Trust-funded multi-disciplinary research initiative, running between 2017-2023, addressing a cluster of public policy challenges that arise where mental … Read More ›
It is perhaps slightly surprising that Right Care, Right Person should make its first reported appearance in case-law in the context of an extradition challenge, … Read More ›
In this ‘in conversation’ with, I talk to Professor Michael Preston-Shoot about the second national analysis of safeguarding adults reviews he recently led with Professor … Read More ›