Three important developments, on different timelines, have occurred in relation to deprivation of liberty. The first development is the publication… Read more
Even by the standards of the Court of Protection, Re KP (Termination of Pregnancy) [2025] EWCOP 35 (T3) is a… Read more
[I set out here a press release from the Office of the Public Guardian – the ‘clarification’ relates to a… Read more
By accident or design, Poole J appears to have found himself the Tier 3 transparency guru. In Re Gardner (Deceased)(Duration… Read more
I was contacted, again, by a health care professional who had been told with complete confidence that the new version… Read more
Darlington Borough Council v AW & Ors [2025] EWCOP 33 (T3), decided in August 2025, but only published more recently,… Read more
TIRE v Carmarthenshire County Council [2024] EWCOP 81 (T2) is, as far as I know (but we would welcome correction)… Read more
The new (2025, 5th) edition of the Court of Protection Handbook is now available, and accompanying website has been updated… Read more
The Law Commission of England & Wales published its 14th programme of law reform on 4 September – i.e. its… Read more
The Social Care Institute for Excellence is not normally an alarmist body, which makes its recent (26 August 2025) statement… Read more