In E (Vaccine) [2021] EWCOP 7, the Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has given the first reported judgment on capacity and best … Read More ›
Category: Case comments
Having received lots of emails about this case since it was handed down on Friday, here are some further thoughts about its practical implications in … Read More ›
As an addition to my LPS resources page (which is starting to fill out), I’ve recorded a walkthrough of the background and overview: Two caveats … Read More ›
In Devon Partnership NHS Trust v SSHC [2021] EWHC 101 (Admin), handed down on 22 January 2021, the Divisional Court has held that “the phrases “personally … Read More ›
When should refusal of treatment by someone under 18 be determinative? For many years, it had been thought that the Court of Appeal had resolved … Read More ›
The January 2021 Mental Capacity Report is now out and will be making its way to inboxes soon. Highlights include; (1) In the Health, Welfare … Read More ›
The (surprisingly) small body of reported cases relating to COVID-19 (representing the tip of a rather larger iceberg) has been added to in NG v Hertfordshire … Read More ›
The Court of Appeal has had little hesitation dismissing ([2020] EWCA Civ 1675) the appeal by Dahlia Griffith against her conviction and sentence of imprisonment for … Read More ›
AA (Court of Protection: Capacity To Consent To Sexual Practices) [2020] EWCOP 66 concerned AA, a 19 year old man, who had been diagnosed as … Read More ›
In AB (Court of Protection: Police Disclosure) [2019] EWCOP 66, a decision handed down in October 2019, but which for some reason did not appear on … Read More ›