Ahead of the 10th anniversary on 19 March 2024 of the Supreme Court decision in Cheshire West, the Law Society… Read more
In this ‘in conversation’ with Dr Sam Halliday, we consider why the courts in England & Wales take the approach… Read more
The Civil Justice Council has published a consultation on Procedure for Determining Mental Capacity in Civil Proceedings which is shortly… Read more
An important (but depressingly familiar) report from the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman has been published today, 14 March 2024. The… Read more
To mark 10 years since the publication of the report of the House of Lords select committee convened to conduct… Read more
Lieven J is proving herself the spiritual successor to Mostyn J as regards challenging Cheshire West. In order to make… Read more
The case of Wareham v Betsi Cadwaladar University Health Board & Ors [2024] EWCOP 15 concerns a 36 year old… Read more
The very difficult case of Rotherham and Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust v NR & Anor [2024] EWCOP… Read more
Not enough judgments of District Judges are published. This is in part because very many decisions that they make are… Read more
As the Court of Protection judges have been very busy over the past little while looking at different categories of… Read more