In this post, I seek to summarise – and where relevant – comment upon each of the Chapters in the… Read more
The House of Lords Report 2 – a longer discussion
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The House of Lords has spoken – in no uncertain terms
Summary The House of Lords Committee appointed to consider the MCA 2005 has now reported. After a mammoth evidence gathering… Read more
The Supreme Court pronounces on litigation capacity (and the effect of incapacity) in civil proceedings
Dunhill v Burgin (Nos 1 and 2) [2014] UKSC 18 Summary Ms Dunhill sought to have a compromise agreement into… Read more
Another C-Section case and the ‘secret’ court
Since the widely-reported case of Ms Pacchieri (Re AA [2012] EWHC 4378 (COP)), there has been a string of cases… Read more
This really is no way to die
A really depressing report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) and the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has just been… Read more
Is Banks v Goodfellow history?
Fischer v Diffley [2013] EWHC 4567 (Ch) Summary This Chancery Division case is of some interest because it is the… Read more
Fact-finding and probability: the importance of asking the right questions
Re D (A Child) [2014] EWHC 121 (Fam) (Mostyn J) Summary This decision in a fact-finding hearing relating to children… Read more
Appeals to the Court of Appeal from the CoP: securing against the risk of costs
JE (Jamaica) v SSHD [2014] EWCA Civ 192 (Court of Appeal (Laws, Jackson and Black LJJ)) Summary This is an… Read more
All change in the ordinary residence rules relating to incapacitated adults
R (Cornwall Council) v SoS for Health & Ors [2014] EWCA Civ 12 (Court of Appeal (Elias, Lewison and Floyd… Read more
OPG investigations vs police investigations
Re DP (Revocation of Lasting Power of Attorney) CoP Case No: 12351387 (Senior Judge Lush) Summary This is the first… Read more