The very difficult case of Re H (An Adult; Termination) [2023] EWCOP 183[1] stands out for the careful attempt by the… Read more
In Re VA (Medical Treatment) [2023] EWCA Civ 1190, the Court of Appeal considered an appeal by a litigant in… Read more
The case of Andy Casey sheds light again on the difficult question of diagnosing death by neurological criteria (‘DNC’), and… Read more
The desperately sad case of An NHS Trust v ST & Anor [2023] EWCOP 40 provides an example of how… Read more
The issue facing the Upper Tribunal in SF v Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership [2023] UKUT 205 (AAC) was crisply… Read more
In Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust v JM & Anor [2023] EWCOP 38, Hayden J has helpfully reminded us of… Read more
Barnet Enfield And Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust & Anor v Mr K & Ors [2023] EWCOP 35 concerned the… Read more
R (JJ) v Spectrum Community Healthcare CIC [2023] EWCA Civ 885, a decision of the Court of Appeal handed down… Read more
In a decision handed down with considerable speed (the hearing being on 10-11 May 2023, and judgment being delivered on… Read more
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust v HJ [2023] EWFC 92 concerned the question of whether specific authorisation is required… Read more