[update – the appeal against this decision was allowed by the Court of Appeal in February 2025. Judgment is awaited,… Read more
In this ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Jacob Jorem, a Norwegian psychiatrist, lawyer and researcher, about the Norwegian experience… Read more
In this video, I seek to answer a question I very often get asked – namely “why do I keep… Read more
With thanks to Matthew Wyard of 3PB for bringing this case to my attention, MM (C) v RB Greenwich [2024]… Read more
AB v CD [2024] EWCOP 32 concerned the best interests of a 27 year old man with a moderate learning… Read more
In A Local Authority v ZX [2024] EWCOP 30, HHJ Burrows was confronted, to his considerable (and understandable) disquiet, with… Read more
In LB Hackney v A, B and C [2024] EWCOP 33, John McKendrick KC has answered a question which, as… Read more
In Newcastle City Council v LM [2023] EWCOP 69, David Rees KC (sitting as a Tier 3 Judge of the… Read more
What is the test to decide whether you can defend yourself against a charge that you are in contempt of… Read more
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation v The Mother of G [2024] EWHC 1288 (Fam) adds to the small… Read more