In M v N & Ors [2015] EWCOP 76 (Fam), Hayden J – in a very detailed and thoughtful judgment –… Read more
COP authorises withdrawal of CANH from woman in MCS
Category: Case comments
Mini news briefing
Cases are coming out left, right and centre at the moment, and with other commitments, it is not possible to… Read more
Deprivation of liberty in Intensive Care Units
In an important judgment handed down this morning, R (LF) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner South London [2015] EWHC… Read more
Rochdale (again)
A short note to say that the Court of Appeal has allowed (by consent) the appeal against the decision of… Read more
October Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out – and seminar announced
The October Mental Capacity Law Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and… Read more
Capacity is not an off-switch
In Wye Valley NHS Trust v Mr B [2015] EWCOP 60, Peter Jackson J has made clear just how far… Read more
Charles J on a roll – now for CTOs
In PJ v A Local Health Board & Ors [2015] UKUT 0480 (AAC) Charles J, sitting as President of the Upper… Read more
Section 49 reports – the thorny issues
A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site, where I have just written about the very recent decision in… Read more
News from New Zealand – testamentary capacity and undue influence
It is appropriate to highlight a Kiwi case in what is likely to be one of my last posts before… Read more
Conditional discharge and DOLS – sanity prevails
In Secretary of State for Justice v KC and C Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2015] UKUT 0376 (AAC), Charles… Read more