The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, laid before Parliament on 1 October 2020, and coming… Read more
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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
Continuous supervision and control – a further judicial take on deprivation of liberty
There have been very few cases concerning the meaning of deprivation of liberty in the context of adults since the… Read more
International Principles and Guidelines on access to justice for persons with disabilities
The three UN bodies that deal with disability rights have teamed up to issue the first-ever guidelines to help countries… Read more
Making ordinary decisions in extraordinary times – new article in BMJ
An article I have co-written reflecting on the first wave of the pandemic from the perspective of a Covid-19 ethics… 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
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