In Local Authority v GP (Capacity – Care, Support and Education) [2020] EWCOP 56 HHJ Dodd helpfully turned the eye… Read more
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Category: Case comments
The habitual residence checklist (and an observation about necessity)
In The Health Service Executive of Ireland v IM & Anor [2020] EWCOP 51, Knowles J has given a helpful… Read more
Reporting upon capacity for the court (and more broadly) – what (not) to do
The decision in AMDC v AG & Anor [2020] EWCOP 58 serves as an important reminder of how demanding the… Read more
For how long does a Court of Protection judgment remain binding?
In An NHS Trust v AF & Anor [2020] EWCOP 55, Poole J has answered an important question that has… Read more
The inherent jurisdiction, deprivation of liberty and out of hours applications
In Mazhar v Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 1377 , the Court of Appeal almost,… Read more
When not to recognise a foreign order
In Re AB [2020] EWCOP 47, Senior Judge Hilder had to grapple with two difficult questions in the context of… Read more
Book Review: Medical Decision-Making on Behalf of Young Children: A Comparative Perspective
Medical Decision-Making on Behalf of Young Children: A Comparative Perspective (Imogen Goold, Cressida Auckland and Jonathan Herring, eds, Hart, 2020,… Read more
Deputies, fixed costs, detailed assessment and net assets
In Penntrust Ltd v West Berkshire District Council & Anor [2020] EWCOP 48, HHJ Hilder has returned to the vexed… Read more
Discharging obligations to P and the court – a salutary tale
In ND (Court of Protection: Costs and Declarations) [2020] EWCOP 42, the Court of Protection has alighted upon procedural failings… Read more
Professional deputies, hourly rates, and the realities of 2020
In a judgment handed down on 30 September 2020, PLK & Ors (Court of Protection : Costs) [2020] EWHC B28, Master Whalan… Read more
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