NCC v PB and TB [2014] EWCOP 14 Summary This decision of Parker J was handed down in March, but… Read more
A true tangle – capacity, influence and the inherent jurisdiction
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Court of Protection Handbook is here!
I am extremely pleased to be able to announce that some very hard work on the part of Sophy Miles,… Read more
A defence of ‘fusion’ law
[I am very grateful to George Szmukler, Professor of Psychiatry and Society at the Institute of Psychiatry, KCL, for this… Read more
Self-neglect – a resource and another missed opportunity?
The Department of Health is currently consulting on the draft regulations and Guidance to accompany the implementation of Part I… Read more
Throwing down the gauntlet – the mental capacity revolution in Northern Ireland
Introduction I spent a fascinating half day on 3 July attending (and speaking at) a conference organised in Belfast to… Read more
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
July Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out
The Thirty Nine Essex Street Mental Capacity Law Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the… 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
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