Individual decision-making and its complexities was very much in the spotlight this week in the context of the oral evidence sessions held by the Public … Read More ›
Category: Capacity
MacPherson v Sunderland City Council [2024] EWCA Civ 1579 is another chapter in the very long-running saga concerning contempt proceedings against the appellant, the mother … Read More ›
Ahead of more detailed coverage of the nuances of this complicated case in the February 2025 Mental Capacity Report, it is worth highlighting the ‘lessons … Read More ›
Re ZX (Capacity to Engage in Sexual Relations) [2024] EWCA Civ 1462 is a leapfrog appeal from a Tier 2 Judge to the Court of … Read More ›
R & Anor v A & Anor [2024] EWFC 341 is a very sad case involving surrogacy. It was an application for a parental order … Read More ›
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights in ET v Moldova [2024] ECHR 858 is one with ramifications extending significantly beyond Moldova. It … Read More ›
Re CA (Fact finding – capacity – inherent jurisdiction – injunctive relief) [2024] EWCOP 64 (T3) is a decision which is very helpfully summarised in … Read More ›
Leicestershire County Council v P & Anor [2024] EWCOP 53 (T3) is both an interesting and an important decision. It is interesting because it is … Read More ›
In Re Sudiksha Thirulamesh (dec’d) [2024] EWCA Civ 896 the Court of Appeal has made very clear how to approach the situation in which a … Read More ›
In Re BC (Child in Care: Change of Forename and Surname) [2024] EWHC 1639 (Fam), Poole J approved a request by a 15 year old … Read More ›