In light of the cases that are coming before the Court of Protection about the dividing line between treatments which… Read more
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Parental responsibility and confinement – the need for appellate authority continues (and a Gillick conundrum) – updated
[I have now updated this post to take account of another decision of Henke J’s handed down shortly after the East… Read more
Personal injury payments, reverse indemnities and charging for care costs
[This is a guest post by Arianna Kelly, whose expertise in matters relating to charging for social care in the… Read more
“Third sector” deputyship – a further iteration of the requirements for appointment
In Re AB (Enable & Thrive Ltd) [2026] EWCOP 11 (T3), Senior Judge Hilder, not without a certain degree of… Read more
Attorneys, failures to consult and consequences
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board v RW & Anor [2026] EWCOP 10 (T3) provides a snapshot of the realities… Read more
Justice and the further expert
Re DA (Whether to replace a Single Joint Expert) [2026] EWCOP 7 (T2) is a decision which, as its name… Read more
A Welsh white leopard? Litigation capacity in the absence of subject-matter capacity revisited
Whether you can have capacity to conduct proceedings about a decision you lack capacity to make is a question that… Read more
Overwhelming desires and capacity – in conversation with Dr Joe Gough
In this ‘in conversation’ with Dr Joe Gough, we discuss some of the fruits of his British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship… Read more
Cannabis, criminality and capacity – a Jersey perspective
In the Capacity and Self-Determination Law 2016, Jersey has a framework which looks a great deal like the Mental Capacity… Read more
If you do not know you are doing wrong, can you sue for not being prevented from doing it? – the Supreme Court pronounces
The Supreme Court has allowed the appeal of three of the relevant public bodies in the Lewis-Ranwell case, concerning the effect… Read more