The Court of Appeal has today – 10 February – dismissed the appeal in the case of Bostridge v Oxleas… Read more
Bostridge and nominal damages – Court of Appeal decision now out
Category: Deprivation of liberty
Breaking news: Rochdale appeal allowed by consent
In what may count as a rare bit of good news in the battle for clarity as to exactly what… Read more
The vexed Guidance about children’s homes – more developments
In Barnsley MBC v GS & Ors [2014] EWCOP 46, Holman J has held that the Guidance issued jointly by… Read more
JS Mill strikes back – Mostyn J takes on the Supreme Court
Mr Justice Mostyn is nothing if not brave. In a decision handed down on 18 November 2014: Rochdale MBC v… Read more
Guardianship and Cheshire West
Summary The Upper Tribunal in NL v Hampshire County Council (Mental health: All) [2014] UKUT 475 (AAC) has now pronounced… Read more
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