The Civil Justice Council has published a consultation on Procedure for Determining Mental Capacity in Civil Proceedings which is shortly… Read more
Lieven J is proving herself the spiritual successor to Mostyn J as regards challenging Cheshire West. In order to make… Read more
The case of Wareham v Betsi Cadwaladar University Health Board & Ors [2024] EWCOP 15 concerns a 36 year old… Read more
The very difficult case of Rotherham and Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust v NR & Anor [2024] EWCOP… Read more
Not enough judgments of District Judges are published. This is in part because very many decisions that they make are… Read more
In light of the publication of the Westminster Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee’s (very good) report on assisted dying… Read more
[Update, the Supreme Court allowed the defendants’ appeal on 21 January 2026; see here] If you have been found by… Read more
In Re RM Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2024] UKSC 7, the provisions of the Mental Health Order (Northern Ireland) 1986 came… Read more
In Aberdeenshire Council v SF (No 2) [2024] EWCOP 10, Poole J took the very unusual step of declining to… Read more
A revised COP44A Help with fees application, and COP44B guidance notes have been published and are to be used with… Read more