In DP v LB Hillingdon [2020] EWCOP 45, Hayden J has clarified what the court is to do on an… Read more
Section 21A, interim declarations and an ALR in action
Category: Deprivation of liberty
Continuous supervision and control – a further judicial take on deprivation of liberty
There have been very few cases concerning the meaning of deprivation of liberty in the context of adults since the… Read more
Deprivation of liberty and 16/17 year olds shedinar
In this shedinar, Dr Camilla Parker and I discuss the complexities of the law relating to deprivation of liberty in… Read more
Deprivation of liberty and 16-17 year olds – practice guidance
With huge thanks to Research in Practice for making this freely available, Camilla Parker and I have written practice guidance… Read more
Not all deprivations of liberty are equal: the limits of the state’s operational duty to protect the right to life
The Court of Appeal in R(Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde [2020] EWCA Civ 738 has held… Read more
COVID-19 and care homes – further developments from the Court of Protection
BP v Surrey County Council & Anor [2020] EWCOP 22 is the second decision concerning an 83 year old man,… Read more
Court of Protection and COPDOL 11 applications
Senior Judge Hilder has approved the circulation of the following update (17 April 2020) in terms of the approach being… Read more
RPRs, attorneys, BIAs and legal aid
In The London Borough of Hillingdon v JV & Ors [2019] EWCOP 61, decided at the end of last year but… Read more
Deprivation of liberty in the community – how not to apply to court
The frankly astonishing case of LB Barnet v JDO & Ors [2019] EWCOP 47 reads as an object lesson in… Read more
The Irish Bournewood?
In AC v Patricia Hickey General Solicitor and Ors & AC v Fitzpatrick and Ors [2019] IESC 73, the Irish… Read more