In An NHS Trust v AF & Anor [2020] EWCOP 55, Poole J has answered an important question that has… Read more
For how long does a Court of Protection judgment remain binding?
Category: Practice and Procedure
Deputies, fixed costs, detailed assessment and net assets
In Penntrust Ltd v West Berkshire District Council & Anor [2020] EWCOP 48, HHJ Hilder has returned to the vexed… Read more
Discharging obligations to P and the court – a salutary tale
In ND (Court of Protection: Costs and Declarations) [2020] EWCOP 42, the Court of Protection has alighted upon procedural failings… Read more
Professional deputies, hourly rates, and the realities of 2020
In a judgment handed down on 30 September 2020, PLK & Ors (Court of Protection : Costs) [2020] EWHC B28, Master Whalan… Read more
Contempt, court orders and P’s confidentiality
In a very unusual case, P v Griffith [2020] EWCOP 46, the Court of Protection has sentenced a woman, a… Read more
Section 21A, interim declarations and an ALR in action
In DP v LB Hillingdon [2020] EWCOP 45, Hayden J has clarified what the court is to do on an… Read more
Determining capacity with one (judicial) hand tied behind your back
In King v The Wright Roofing Company Ltd [2020] EWHC 2129 (QB), a personal injury case, Kerr J had to decide… 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
The Court of Protection, injunctions and persons unknown
In Re SF (Injunctions) [2020] EWCOP 19, Keehan J was concerned with a young woman, SF, who had a diagnosis… Read more
Medical treatment, due haste, and capacity complexities
Possibly as a result of lessons learned in relation to the case of Mrs H, the same NHS Trust has… Read more
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