The very difficult case of Re H (An Adult; Termination) [2023] EWCOP 183[1] stands out for the careful attempt by the judge – John McKendrick KC … Read More ›
Category: Case comments
As explored in this paper and this “in conversation with,” the potential for discrimination in the treatment of conditions requiring dialysis and/or organ donation is … Read More ›
In HH v Hywel DDa University Health Board & Ors [2023] EWCOP 18, Francis J gave a clear and detailed analysis of how the Court … Read More ›
In Re VA (Medical Treatment) [2023] EWCA Civ 1190, the Court of Appeal considered an appeal by a litigant in person (on her behalf, and … Read More ›
The case of Andy Casey sheds light again on the difficult question of diagnosing death by neurological criteria (‘DNC’), and the wider question of what, … Read More ›
The desperately sad case of An NHS Trust v ST & Anor [2023] EWCOP 40 provides an example of how far the courts have come … Read More ›
The case name – Re RK (Capacity; Contact; Inherent Jurisdiction) [2023] EWCOP 37 – helpfully captures what this difficult case was about. It concerned RK … Read More ›
The issue facing the Upper Tribunal in SF v Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership [2023] UKUT 205 (AAC) was crisply delineated by UTJ Church thus: … Read More ›
As (for some at least) a summer break is starting to come to an end, I have recorded a version of a talk that I … Read More ›
In Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust v JM & Anor [2023] EWCOP 38, Hayden J has helpfully reminded us of the fact that a person … Read More ›