In this ‘in discussion with,’ I talk to Professor Anne-Maree Farell and Dr Patrick Hann, two of the co-authors of… Read more
Month: February 2025
Deprivation of liberty, children, care orders, and overlooked caselaw: a tangle for the Court of Appeal
West Sussex County Council v AB & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 132, concerned a very challenging situation. It concerned a… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Questions on the amendments to the High Court approval requirement
Having (several) day jobs, I simply don’t have time to try to ask questions of all the amendments that are… Read more
Mental Capacity Myths – a video explainer
In the context of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, it has become clear that there are some… Read more
Capacity, insight and professional cultures – an important new decision from the Court of Protection
CT v London Borough of Lambeth & Anor [2025] EWCOP 6 (T3) is in many ways the companion piece to… Read more
Deprivation of liberty and profound disability – an urgent need for appellate clarification
Another in the Lieven J-inspired line of challenges to Cheshire West can be found in Re V (Profound Disabilities) [2025]… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill resources page updated
I have updated my resources page on this to give links to the written (and oral) evidence submitted by the… Read more
39 Essex Chambers February 2025 Mental Capacity Report and Walkthrough
The February 2025 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
Autonomy and assisted dying / suicide – an important judicial light shed from an unexpected corner
Individual decision-making and its complexities was very much in the spotlight this week in the context of the oral evidence… Read more