The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of both the local authority and the Official Solicitor against the decision… Read more
The very difficult case of Rotherham and Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust v NR & Anor [2024] EWCOP… Read more
Not enough judgments of District Judges are published. This is in part because very many decisions that they make are… Read more
The very difficult case of Re H (An Adult; Termination) [2023] EWCOP 183[1] stands out for the careful attempt by the… Read more
As explored in this paper and this “in conversation with,” the potential for discrimination in the treatment of conditions requiring… Read more
In Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust v JM & Anor [2023] EWCOP 38, Hayden J has helpfully reminded us of… Read more
Barnet Enfield And Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust & Anor v Mr K & Ors [2023] EWCOP 35 concerned the… Read more
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust v HJ [2023] EWFC 92 concerned the question of whether specific authorisation is required… Read more
In Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust & Anor v RL & Ors [2023] EWCOP 22 (a decision handed down in… Read more
[This post is a joint effort by me together with Neil Allen and Emma Spruce, Counsel acting for D in… Read more