In Bell & Anor v The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWCA Civ 1363, the Court of Appeal upheld the appeal of the … Read More ›
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Following the consultation on increasing selected court fees and Help with Fees income thresholds by inflation, the Government response to the consultation has been published … Read More ›
The Court of Protection braced itself when COVID-19 hit for decisions to be placed before it about the withdrawal of medical treatment, including potentially agonising … Read More ›
In a short judgment delivered in April 2020, but only appearing on Bailii in late August 2021, HHJ Mark Rogers made two striking observations about … Read More ›
In Liverpool City Council v CMW [2021] EWCOP 50, Sir Mark Hedley had to consider whether a woman, CMW, who had recently turned 18 had capacity … Read More ›
How should the courts respond to the shortage of provision for children and young people whose needs are such that they require special limitations on … Read More ›
The DHSC’s guidance for care homes and for visitors has now been updated to reflect changes from 19 July 2021. It makes clear that … Read More ›
I set out here the text of a joint statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, and … Read More ›
The DHSC published on 25 June 2021 (on a page to be populated with more detail on a rolling basis) details of two English implementation … Read More ›
In Caamaño Valle v Spain [2021] ECHR 387, the European Court of Human Rights hardened yet further its stance that those with cognitive impairments can … Read More ›