The issue of brain stem death testing (or, more formally, diagnosing death by neurological criteria) is one that has been… Read more
In the Matter of AB is an extremely interesting decision from the Circuit Court in Ireland. It concerns the capacity… Read more
Re BV (Medical Treatment – Renal Cancer: Nephrectomy) [2025] EWCOP 41 (T3) is a relatively ‘routine’ medical treatment case (without,… Read more
Riddle v NA [2025] EWCOP 39 (T3) raises questions about the fitness for purpose of a key plank of the… Read more
Re RS (Best Interests: Surgery and Intensive Care) [2025] EWCOP 38 (T3) is a case which demonstrates the care and… Read more
In Nottinghamshire County Council v SV & Anor [2025] EWCOP 37 (T3), Lieven J has provided a helpful recap of… Read more
Even by the standards of the Court of Protection, Re KP (Termination of Pregnancy) [2025] EWCOP 35 (T3) is a… Read more
[I set out here a press release from the Office of the Public Guardian – the ‘clarification’ relates to a… Read more
By accident or design, Poole J appears to have found himself the Tier 3 transparency guru. In Re Gardner (Deceased)(Duration… Read more
Darlington Borough Council v AW & Ors [2025] EWCOP 33 (T3), decided in August 2025, but only published more recently,… Read more