Re CVF [2020] EWCOP 65 concerned the capacity and best interests of a 29 year old woman, CVF, with diagnoses… Read more
What does Article 8 add to best interests? (clue – it definitely helps)
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Confidential material and when you cannot be a party (even if you want to be)
In KK v Leeds City Council [2020] EWCOP 64, Cobb J had to consider whether P’s maternal aunt should be joined… Read more
More for the files on (ir)relevant information for important decisions
In Local Authority v GP (Capacity – Care, Support and Education) [2020] EWCOP 56 HHJ Dodd helpfully turned the eye… Read more
The habitual residence checklist (and an observation about necessity)
In The Health Service Executive of Ireland v IM & Anor [2020] EWCOP 51, Knowles J has given a helpful… Read more
Reporting upon capacity for the court (and more broadly) – what (not) to do
The decision in AMDC v AG & Anor [2020] EWCOP 58 serves as an important reminder of how demanding the… Read more
For how long does a Court of Protection judgment remain binding?
In An NHS Trust v AF & Anor [2020] EWCOP 55, Poole J has answered an important question that has… Read more
The inherent jurisdiction, deprivation of liberty and out of hours applications
In Mazhar v Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 1377 , the Court of Appeal almost,… Read more
When not to recognise a foreign order
In Re AB [2020] EWCOP 47, Senior Judge Hilder had to grapple with two difficult questions in the context of… Read more
Book Review: Medical Decision-Making on Behalf of Young Children: A Comparative Perspective
Medical Decision-Making on Behalf of Young Children: A Comparative Perspective (Imogen Goold, Cressida Auckland and Jonathan Herring, eds, Hart, 2020,… Read more
Electronic forms are coming for Part 2 MHA (mostly)
The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, laid before Parliament on 1 October 2020, and coming… Read more