The Court of Appeal in Townsend v Epsom & Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust [2026] EWCA Civ 195 has handed… Read more
In light of the cases that are coming before the Court of Protection about the dividing line between treatments which… Read more
The issue of brain stem death testing (or, more formally, diagnosing death by neurological criteria) is one that has been… Read more
Re BV (Medical Treatment – Renal Cancer: Nephrectomy) [2025] EWCOP 41 (T3) is a relatively ‘routine’ medical treatment case (without,… Read more
Re RS (Best Interests: Surgery and Intensive Care) [2025] EWCOP 38 (T3) is a case which demonstrates the care and… Read more
Even by the standards of the Court of Protection, Re KP (Termination of Pregnancy) [2025] EWCOP 35 (T3) is a… Read more
The flipside of the intense focus on the wishes, feelings, beliefs and values of the person required by s.4 MCA… Read more
Patricia’s Father & Ors v Patricia & Ors [2025] EWCOP 30 (T3) is a challenging case at a number of… Read more
In Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust v FF & Anor [2025] EWCOP 26 (T3), McKendrick J made some… Read more
Spivak v Ukraine [2025] ECHR 136 is a very helpful and important reminder of the increasing focus that Strasbourg is… Read more