Without straying into politics, Sammut v Next Steps Mental Healthcare Ltd [2024] EWHC 2265 (KB) is a case which demonstrates… Read more
Outsourcing and the Human Rights Act 1998 – the consequences
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2023-2024 English DoLS statistics out
The DoLS statistics for England for the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 were published on 22 August… Read more
Article 5(4), community deprivation of liberty and jury-rigging a solution
Re PQ (Court Authorised Dol : Representation During Review Period) [2024] EWCOP 41 (T3), Poole J examined in some detail… Read more
Codes, case-law, restraint and children
An NHS Trust v Mother & Ors [2024] EWHC 2207 (Fam) is a case which throws two issues into stark… Read more
The Court of Appeal, life-sustaining treatment and ‘covert consciousness’
In Re PC [2024] EWCA Civ 895, the Court of Appeal has refused permission to appeal the decision of Cusworth… Read more
Belief and mental capacity – the Court of Appeal decides
In Re Sudiksha Thirulamesh (dec’d) [2024] EWCA Civ 896 the Court of Appeal has made very clear how to approach… Read more
A decision for the court or the doctors? A stark question for Henke J
Re AA (Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment: No Best Interests Decision) [2024] EWCOP 39 (T3) is a difficult case. It concerned… Read more
The inherent jurisdiction, Article 3 ill-treatment, and the limits of the State’s obligations
How far can the State be expected to go in seeking to secure the rights of those in challenging situations? … Read more
Futility and best interests before the Court of Protection
When medical treatment can be considered to be a futile is an important, but sometimes difficult, question. What can make… Read more
A judicial reminder of the hard edges of the treatment regime under the MHA 1983
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust & Anor v KAG & Ors [2024] EWCOP 38 (T3) is a case… Read more