For several days, the case of Archie Battersbee has been a lead story in the media in England & Wales. … Read more
The Court of Appeal has made some very important observations about the role of judicial visits in Court of Protection… Read more
In North West London Clinical Commissioning Group v GU [2021] EWCOP 59, Hayden J made a series of very powerful… Read more
The (surprisingly) small body of case-law relating to advance decisions to refuse treatments has been added to by a judgment… Read more
In Bell & Anor v The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2021] EWCA Civ 1363, the Court of Appeal… Read more
The Court of Protection braced itself when COVID-19 hit for decisions to be placed before it about the withdrawal of… Read more
It is difficult to do better in introducing the decision in London NHS Trust v CD & Ors (Withdrawal of… Read more
In AB v CD & Ors [2021] EWHC 741 (Fam), Lieven J has considered further the fall-out from the Bell… Read more
In Re NZ [2021] EWCOP 16, Hayden J had to address, in even more acute form, the dilemma that he… Read more
In Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust v TW & Anor [2021] EWCOP 13, Hayden J considered a version… Read more