In Re AB [2016] EWCOP 66 which was decided in December 2016, but which only appeared on Bailii in March… Read more
Deceiving in the name of best interests
Category: Medical treatment
Treatment withdrawal – the Indian Supreme Court perspective
In a true door-stop of a judgment (538 pages) the Indian Supreme Court confirmed on 9 March the lawfulness of… Read more
Re Y: watch here
The Supreme Court website now has available for streaming the whole hearing in Re Y. Judgment both is reserved and… Read more
Confirmation (for now) as to CANH withdrawal and the role of the COP
In Re Y[2017] EWHC 2866 (QB), handed down this morning (13 November), O’Farrell J has declared that it is not… Read more
Assisted dying challenge judgment now handed down
The decision in R (Conway) v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] EWHC 2447 (Admin) is now available here.
M, Medical Treatment and the Court of Protection – More Detailed Thoughts
Introduction In M v A Hospital [2017] EWCOP 19 Peter Jackson J (giving one of his last judgments before his elevation… Read more
Deprivation of liberty in intensive care – the Court of Appeal decides
The Court of Appeal has this morning (26 January) handed down judgment in R(Ferreira) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner… Read more
Anorexia: handing back control?
In Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust v Z [2016] EWCOP 50, Hayden J had to contemplate three options… Read more
Briggs: case analysis
I reproduce here an updated version of the case summary and comment on the case of Briggs v Briggs [2016] EWCOP 53 that… Read more
Briggs: best interests and treatment withdrawal
The substantive decision in the case of Briggs has just been handed down. We will have full analysis and comment… Read more