Summary The Upper Tribunal in NL v Hampshire County Council (Mental health: All) [2014] UKUT 475 (AAC) has now pronounced… Read more
Guardianship and Cheshire West
Category: Deprivation of liberty
Judicial authorisations of deprivation of liberty guide updated
The Guide to the procedure to follow when seeking judicial authorisations of deprivation of liberty following Re X written by Neil Allen, Tor… Read more
Re X(2): further amplication of judicial deprivation of liberty process
A quick cross-post to my ‘sister’ site: www.courtofprotectionhandbook.com (which I maintain with Sophy Miles) to flag up the second judgment… Read more
Guide to judicial authorisations of deprivation of liberty
The President of the Court of Protection has issued a preliminary judgment outlining the answers to some of the key… Read more
A true tangle – capacity, influence and the inherent jurisdiction
NCC v PB and TB [2014] EWCOP 14 Summary This decision of Parker J was handed down in March, but… Read more
Deprivation of liberty – some fog clears about children’s homes
Liverpool City Council v SG & Ors [2014] EWCOP 10 Summary In a judgment that assists in resolving one issue that… Read more
Looking sidewise in the COP
RB v Brighton and Hove Council [2014] EWCA Civ 561 Summary In June 2007 RB sustained a serious brain injury… Read more
Collating Cheshire West guidance
I have pulled together resources from a range of sources (official and unofficial) on the implications of Cheshire West, and… Read more
Cheshire West – the implications for mental health and mental capacity lawyers
I am very grateful to Sophy Miles for permission to reproduce here her extremely interesting and thoughtful paper on the… Read more
Cheshire West – the DH speaks (and further practical guidance)
Department of Health Guidance The Department of Health has this afternoon (28 March) issued guidance to health and social care… Read more