In VI v Moldova [2024] ECHR 251, the European Court of Human Rights considered the placement of a 15 year… Read more
In a recent report, entitled A Hidden Crisis, Age UK has highlighted the extent of the problems with DoLS, setting… Read more
Not enough judgments of District Judges are published. This is in part because very many decisions that they make are… Read more
In Re RM Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2024] UKSC 7, the provisions of the Mental Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1986 came… Read more
In Stockport MBC v KB [2023] EWCOP 58, HHJ Burrows addressed two questions in relating to ‘community DoL’ applications that… Read more
Lancashire County Council v X [2023] EWHC 2667 (Fam) was rightly described by the judge as extremely disturbing, involving the… Read more
A Health and Social Care Trust v JU [2023] NIFam 12 provides an interesting take on the extent of positive… Read more
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust v HJ [2023] EWFC 92 concerned the question of whether specific authorisation is required… Read more
It is exceptionally unusual for a judge, let alone a very senior judge, actively to invite a claim to be… Read more
Is depriving a person of their mobile phone depriving them of their liberty? That was the very 21st century question… Read more