LB Haringey v CM [2014] EWCOP B23 Summary This case concerns an objection by a family member to the appointment of… Read more
The CRPD, undue influence and the COP
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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
June Mental Capacity Law Newsletters
The Thirty Nine Essex Street Mental Capacity Law Newsletters for June are now out. There are a whole range of delights,… 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
Book Review: Dementia and the Law
Dementia and the Law: Tony Harrop-Griffiths, Jonathan Cowen, Christine Cooper, Rhys Hadden, Angela Hodes, Victoria Flowers, Steven Fuller (Jordans, 2014,… Read more
Two conferences
With apologies for the lack of case comment updates recently (finishing two books back to back is all-consuming !), I… 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
May Newsletters
Our Mental Capacity Law Newsletters for May are now out, and can all be found here, including for the first… Read more