In Mazhar v Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 1377 , the Court of Appeal almost, but not quite, answered the … Read More ›
Category: Deprivation of liberty
In DP v LB Hillingdon [2020] EWCOP 45, Hayden J has clarified what the court is to do on an s.21A application where it has … Read More ›
There have been very few cases concerning the meaning of deprivation of liberty in the context of adults since the immediate flurry of post-Cheshire West … Read More ›
In this shedinar, Dr Camilla Parker and I discuss the complexities of the law relating to deprivation of liberty in this area, and go through … Read More ›
With huge thanks to Research in Practice for making this freely available, Camilla Parker and I have written practice guidance to help professionals identify when … Read More ›
The Court of Appeal in R(Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde [2020] EWCA Civ 738 has held that there are (perhaps surprising) … Read More ›
BP v Surrey County Council & Anor [2020] EWCOP 22 is the second decision concerning an 83 year old man, BP. It follows the earlier … Read More ›
Senior Judge Hilder has approved the circulation of the following update (17 April 2020) in terms of the approach being taken to COPDOL11 applications during … Read More ›
In The London Borough of Hillingdon v JV & Ors [2019] EWCOP 61, decided at the end of last year but only recently appearing on Bailii, … Read More ›
The frankly astonishing case of LB Barnet v JDO & Ors [2019] EWCOP 47 reads as an object lesson in how not to make an … Read More ›