In Staffordshire County Council v SRK & Ors [2016] EWCOP 27, Charles J has grappled with the thorny question of… Read more
Private deprivations of liberty, deputies, and the state
Category: Deprivation of liberty
What to do, what to do – the procedural implications of Cheshire West
A cross-post here to my fellow author Sophy Miles’ excellent post on the Court of Protection Handbook site on the… Read more
A parent cannot consent to the deprivation of liberty of their 16 or 17 year old child
In Birmingham City Council v D [2016] EWCOP 8, the sequel to a case discussed here, Keehan J has held: “however close… Read more
Mini news briefing
Cases are coming out left, right and centre at the moment, and with other commitments, it is not possible to… Read more
Deprivation of liberty in Intensive Care Units
In an important judgment handed down this morning, R (LF) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner South London [2015] EWHC… Read more
Rochdale (again)
A short note to say that the Court of Appeal has allowed (by consent) the appeal against the decision of… Read more
Charles J on a roll – now for CTOs
In PJ v A Local Health Board & Ors [2015] UKUT 0480 (AAC) Charles J, sitting as President of the Upper… Read more
Conditional discharge and DOLS – sanity prevails
In Secretary of State for Justice v KC and C Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2015] UKUT 0376 (AAC), Charles… Read more
Re X – the Court of Appeal pronounces
A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site for those of you after clarity as to what the Court… Read more
‘Baby Bournewood’?
In D (A Child) (Deprivation of Liberty) [2015] EWHC 922 (Fam), Keehan J has considered the question of the application of… Read more