With thanks to Victoria Butler-Cole QC, upon whose excellent 2013 work we have built, a small team comprising her, Sarah… Read more
Basic guide to the Court of Protection and glossary
Category: Case comments
Deprivation of liberty and 16-17 year olds – practice guidance
With huge thanks to Research in Practice for making this freely available, Camilla Parker and I have written practice guidance… Read more
Stem cell donation, altruism and the Court of Protection
In A NHS Foundation Trust v MC [2020] EWCOP 33, Cohen J has confirmed that it can be in the… Read more
Lessons learnt from a close encounter with triage
This paper, written in June 2020, is a narrative reflection from the viewpoint of a COVID-19 Ethics Working Group in a… Read more
Litigation capacity and litigation friends – news from the civil courts
In a judgment relating to the business affairs of the Hinduja family (Hinduja v Hinduja & Ors [2020] EWHC 1533… Read more
Book Review: The Approved Mental Health Professional Practice Handbook
The Approved Mental Health Professional Practice Handbook (Kevin Stone, Sarah Vicary, Tim Spencer-Lane, 2020, Policy Press, c.£20.00) This book fulfils… Read more
The shedinar series – now all in one place (and a podcast)
Thank you to everyone who has commented in different ways that you have found my lockdown offerings from the shed… Read more
The Court of Appeal, decision-making capacity and sex: have we been getting it all wrong?
The Court of Appeal in A Local Authority v JB [2020] EWCA Civ 735 has made clear that we have… Read more
Not all deprivations of liberty are equal: the limits of the state’s operational duty to protect the right to life
The Court of Appeal in R(Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde [2020] EWCA Civ 738 has held… Read more
Parole Board hearings, participation and impaired decision-making capacity
In R(EG) v Parole Board & Ors [2020] EWHC 1457 (Admin), May J considered the requirements for effective participation in… Read more