This paper, written in June 2020, is a narrative reflection from the viewpoint of a COVID-19 Ethics Working Group in a… Read more
Lessons learnt from a close encounter with triage
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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
Book Review: The Approved Mental Health Professional Practice Handbook
The Approved Mental Health Professional Practice Handbook (Kevin Stone, Sarah Vicary, Tim Spencer-Lane, 2020, Policy Press, c.£20.00) This book fulfils… Read more
The shedinar series – now all in one place (and a podcast)
Thank you to everyone who has commented in different ways that you have found my lockdown offerings from the shed… Read more
The Court of Appeal, decision-making capacity and sex: have we been getting it all wrong?
The Court of Appeal in A Local Authority v JB [2020] EWCA Civ 735 has made clear that we have… Read more
Not all deprivations of liberty are equal: the limits of the state’s operational duty to protect the right to life
The Court of Appeal in R(Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde [2020] EWCA Civ 738 has held… Read more
Parole Board hearings, participation and impaired decision-making capacity
In R(EG) v Parole Board & Ors [2020] EWHC 1457 (Admin), May J considered the requirements for effective participation in… Read more
Advance decisions to refuse treatment – getting it right
In light both of the increased focus on advance care planning and the recent case reinforcing the importance of compliance… Read more
‘True’ best interests, advance decisions and the subjective approach
In Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v MSP [2020] EWCOP 26, Hayden J considered an application, initially made to him… Read more
Law and ethics – in conversation with Julian Sheather
In this shedinar, I talk to Julian Sheather, special adviser in ethics and human rights to the British Medical Association. … Read more