Introduction I spent a fascinating half day on 3 July attending (and speaking at) a conference organised in Belfast to… Read more
Throwing down the gauntlet – the mental capacity revolution in Northern Ireland
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Deprivation of liberty – some fog clears about children’s homes
Liverpool City Council v SG & Ors [2014] EWCOP 10 Summary In a judgment that assists in resolving one issue that… Read more
The CoP and post-mortem confidentiality
Press Association v Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust [2014] EWCOP 6 Summary This is the follow up to a… Read more
The CRPD, undue influence and the COP
LB Haringey v CM [2014] EWCOP B23 Summary This case concerns an objection by a family member to the appointment of… Read more
Costs, the CoP and the media
Re G (Adult) (Costs) [2014] EWCOP 5 Summary We have covered the previous episodes in this rather depressing story in… Read more
The HoL Select Committee – the Government responds
The response to the Select Committee’s post-legislative scrutiny report has been published today (10 June) and is available here. I… Read more
Book Review: Cretney and Lush on Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney (7th Edition)
Cretney and Lush on Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney (7th Edition): Senior Judge Denzil Lush (Jordans, 2014, £67.50) This work… Read more
Looking sidewise in the COP
RB v Brighton and Hove Council [2014] EWCA Civ 561 Summary In June 2007 RB sustained a serious brain injury… Read more
The Press and the COP
Re G [2014] EWHC 1361 (COP) Summary In our report upon this case in the May Newsletter, we noted that… Read more
Advance decisions and the MHA 1983
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust v RC [2014] EWHC 1317 (COP) Summary This is the sequel to the case of Nottinghamshire Healthcare… Read more