In Re EM (Deprivation of Liberty, Care Planning & Costs) [2024] EWCOP 76 (T2), HHJ Burrows helpfully busted some disturbingly… Read more
“On a DoLS” – mythbusting by a (rightly) exasperated Court of Protection
Category: Deprivation of liberty
The persistent urban myth of DoLS
R (Ibrahim) v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2024] EWHC 2991 (Admin) is a case which shows how the Deprivation of… Read more
The MHA, ‘detainability,’ and judicial scrutiny (and the real underlying problems of children with complex needs)
At the heart of the decision in Re SB [2024] EWHC 2964 (Fam) is the ongoing crisis in supporting children… Read more
2023-2024 English DoLS statistics out
The DoLS statistics for England for the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 were published on 22 August… Read more
Article 5(4), community deprivation of liberty and jury-rigging a solution
Re PQ (Court Authorised Dol : Representation During Review Period) [2024] EWCOP 41 (T3), Poole J examined in some detail… Read more
Local authorities, care orders and consent to confinement – another striking decision from Lieven J
[update – the appeal against this decision was allowed by the Court of Appeal in February 2025. Judgment is awaited,… Read more
Deprivation of liberty – are we listening closely enough to the person?
Re HC [2024] EWCOP 24 is notable for the approach taken by Victoria Butler-Cole KC (sitting as a Tier 3… Read more
Intellectual disability, psychiatric admissions and Article 3 – the European Court of Human Rights raises the stakes
In VI v Moldova [2024] ECHR 251, the European Court of Human Rights considered the placement of a 15 year… Read more
Deprivation of liberty and care providers – how thick is your legal ice?
In a recent report, entitled A Hidden Crisis, Age UK has highlighted the extent of the problems with DoLS, setting… Read more
“Two Ps” – a worked out example
Not enough judgments of District Judges are published. This is in part because very many decisions that they make are… Read more