I have started a resources page on the AGNI case, and will start to populate it as more guidance and… Read more
AGNI – resources page, podcast and shedinar video
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Supreme Court overrules Cheshire West
In A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10… Read more
Position statements, transparency and the Court of Protection
The Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal against the decision of Poole J in Re AB (Disclosure of Position… Read more
The contact constraints on the Court of Protection
The issue of visiting in care homes is a distinctly hot topic at the time of writing (May 2026). Linked,… Read more
Instructing experts, and how long does the leash have to be for the acid test to be satisfied?
Bristol City Council v CC & Ors [2026] EWCOP 19 (T3) is both an important and an interesting decision. It is… Read more
Revisiting habitual residence – when and how the Court of Protection can do so
The case of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council v CK & Ors [2025] EWCOP 47 (T3) is the sequel… Read more
The COVID-19 inquiry – two key healthcare recommendations
I have not written much about the COVID-19 inquiry on this site. In part this is because, having been very… Read more
An ‘intolerable’ deprivation of liberty – and the need for reasons
No one will ever entirely fill the shoes of the late Sir James Munby, one of whose defining characteristics was… Read more
Capacity as a social construct, and the problem of untangling the spider’s web
Many, including, me, who read the judgment of Poole J in SW v Nottingham City Council & Anor [2025] EWCOP 53… Read more
Personal welfare deputies – Lawson and Mottram strikes back?
Personal welfare deputyship cases are like buses – you wait ages, and then three come along all at once. After… Read more