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Category: Case comments


Rochdale (again)

Posted on 20 October 2015

A short note to say that the Court of Appeal has allowed (by consent) the appeal against the decision of… Read more

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October Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out – and seminar announced

Posted on 9 October 2015

The October Mental Capacity Law Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include:   (1)   In the Health, Welfare and… Read more

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Capacity is not an off-switch

Posted on 1 October 2015

In Wye Valley NHS Trust v Mr B [2015] EWCOP 60, Peter Jackson J has made clear just how far… Read more

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Charles J on a roll – now for CTOs

Posted on 10 September 2015

In PJ v A Local Health Board & Ors [2015] UKUT 0480 (AAC) Charles J, sitting as President of the Upper… Read more

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Section 49 reports – the thorny issues

Posted on 29 August 2015

A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site, where I have just written about the very recent decision in… Read more

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News from New Zealand – testamentary capacity and undue influence

Posted on 17 July 2015

It is appropriate to highlight a Kiwi case in what is likely to be one of my last posts before… Read more

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Conditional discharge and DOLS – sanity prevails

Posted on 15 July 2015

  In Secretary of State for Justice v KC and C Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2015] UKUT 0376 (AAC), Charles… Read more

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Re X – the Court of Appeal pronounces

Posted on 16 June 2015

A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site for those of you after clarity as to what the Court… Read more

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Stress testing Schedule 3: cross border placements and the Court of Protection

Posted on 3 June 2015

A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site where I discuss the important decision of Baker J handed down… Read more

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Singapore, the MCAs and undue influence

Posted on 1 June 2015 Updated on 23 September 2019

The Court of Appeal in Singapore in Re BKR [2015] SGCA 26 has handed down a decision that exemplifies the… Read more

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RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

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RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

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  • Eagle Care Services Limited v Care Quality Commission 12 March 2026
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  • CGT, R (on the application of) v West Sussex County Council 13 February 2026
  • R v Adam Culverwell 10 February 2026
  • MXV, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Home Department 10 February 2026
  • DB v Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust & Anor 5 February 2026
  • R v Maria Kwiatkowska 4 February 2026
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council v The Mother & Ors 2 February 2026

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • Race and detention. Fiona Hamilton, 'Is psychiatry's focus on race stats linked to Nottingham attacks?' (The Times, 19 March 2026)
  • COPUG minutes. COP User Group, 'Meeting (P and A): Minutes and action points' (21 January 2026)
  • Event. Court of Protection User Group: General meeting (online, 15 April 2026)
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  • Case (JR of legal aid refusal). R (EB) v Director of Legal Aid Casework [2026] EWHC 402 (Admin)
  • Case (Nurse sex offender). R v Andrew Culverwell [2026] EWCA Crim 203
  • Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 156, December 2025)
  • Changes to hearing type. Mental Health Tribunal, 'Late applications to change type of hearing (video/face-to-face)' (23 February 2026)
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