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Category: Capacity


A complex and very personal cocktail of capacity and vulnerability – Baker J on the case

Posted on 10 March 2018

[I am happy to host here a guest post by Zena Soormally, Associate Solicitor at Simpson Millar and Andrew Bagchi QC of 1… Read more

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Posted in Capacity, Case comments, Sexual relations, Welfare     Tags: care, residence, Sex     Leave a comment     


Inherently problematic? Capacity thresholds, the inherent jurisdiction and autonomy

Posted on 10 October 2017

In LB Wandsworth v M & Ors [2017] EWHC 2435 (Fam), Hayden J was faced with a significant problem in… Read more

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Posted in Capacity, Case comments, Comments, Inherent jurisdiction     Tags: capacity, inherent jurisdiction     Leave a comment     


Sex and the simple test?

Posted on 3 April 2016

In the London Borough of Southwark v KA & Ors [2016] EWHC 661 (Fam), Parker J had to grapple –… Read more

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Posted in Capacity, Case comments, Sexual relations     Tags: capacity, marriage, Sexual relations     Leave a comment     


Next month’s newsletter is getting longer and longer

Posted on 1 December 2015

The judiciary have been going into overdrive.   Since my last mini news update, not only will be reporting upon the… Read more

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Posted in Capacity, Case comments, Mental Health, Practice and Procedure     Tags: capacity, Court of Protection practice and procedure, Mental Health Act 1983     Leave a comment     


Singapore, the MCAs and undue influence

Posted on 1 June 2015 Updated on 23 September 2019

The Court of Appeal in Singapore in Re BKR [2015] SGCA 26 has handed down a decision that exemplifies the… Read more

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Posted in Capacity, Case comments, Cross-border     Tags: capacity, cross-border, CRPD     2 Comments     


Informed consent: the Supreme Court and the patient as agent

Posted on 19 March 2015

Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11 is a judgment that is required reading for all medical professionals, because… Read more

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A true tangle – capacity, influence and the inherent jurisdiction

Posted on 23 July 2014

NCC v PB and TB [2014] EWCOP 14 Summary This decision of Parker J was handed down in March, but… Read more

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Posted in Capacity, Case comments, Deprivation of liberty, Inherent jurisdiction, Practice and Procedure     Tags: capacity, Court of Protection practice and procedure, deprivation of liberty, inherent jurisdiction     Leave a comment     


Looking sidewise in the COP

Posted on 21 May 2014

RB v Brighton and Hove Council  [2014] EWCA Civ 561 Summary In June 2007 RB sustained a serious brain injury… Read more

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Posted in Best interests, Capacity, Case comments, Deprivation of liberty     Tags: Best interests, capacity, deprivation of liberty     One comment     


Advance decisions and the MHA 1983

Posted on 1 May 2014

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust v RC  [2014] EWHC 1317 (COP) Summary This is the sequel to the case of Nottinghamshire Healthcare… Read more

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Going the extra mile – a model assessment of capacity

Posted on 10 April 2014

Wandsworth CCG v IA and TA  [2014] EWHC 990 (COP) Summary This case is a model of the assessment of the… Read more

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RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • R v Maria Kwiatkowska 4 February 2026
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council v The Mother & Ors 2 February 2026
  • Helen Ginger & Ors v Robert Mickleburgh & Ors 23 January 2026
  • Bristol City Council v CC & Ors 22 January 2026
  • A Local Authority v ZX 22 January 2026
  • Clive Leonard Stephenson & Anor v Gerard Anthony Daley & Anor 19 January 2026
  • Alison Parr v Cheshire East Council & Anor 9 January 2026
  • Stuart John Pilbrow v Nicola Jane Eileen Glanville & Anor 8 January 2026
  • SJ v Cardiff & Vale University Health Board & Anor 22 December 2025
  • Priti Patel v Nicholas O'Sullivan & Ors 19 December 2025

RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • R v Maria Kwiatkowska 4 February 2026
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council v The Mother & Ors 2 February 2026
  • AN v St Andrew’s Healthcare & Anor 26 January 2026
  • Helen Ginger & Ors v Robert Mickleburgh & Ors 23 January 2026
  • Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others 21 January 2026
  • Optosafe Limited & Anor v John Mark Robertson 5 January 2026
  • SJ v Cardiff & Vale University Health Board & Anor 22 December 2025
  • Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust v EF & Ors 19 December 2025
  • Jamie Jenkins v R 18 December 2025
  • White and Sterling Residential Care Limited v Care Quality Commission 17 December 2025

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • Case (DCD and no mental disorder). AN v St Andrew's Healthcare [2026] UKUT 32 (AAC)
  • Legislation. Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Act 2026
  • Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 156, February 2026)
  • MHA amendments on 18 February 2026
  • Event. PELT: Children and Young People - DOL, Competency and Capacity (online, 25 February 2026)
  • Event. PELT: Introduction to the MHA, Code and Tribunals (online, 13 May 2026)
  • Event. PELT: Introduction to MCA and DOL (online, 20 May 2026)
  • Event. PELT: Introduction to COP, including s21A appeals (online, 27 May 2026)
  • MH Bill explanatory notes. Mental Health Bill 2024 (Bill 225) Explanatory Notes (24 April 2025)
  • Case (Testamentary capacity). Ginger v Mickleburgh [2026] EWHC 100 (Ch)

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