Re CVF [2020] EWCOP 65 concerned the capacity and best interests of a 29 year old woman, CVF, with diagnoses… Read more
What does Article 8 add to best interests? (clue – it definitely helps)
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Confidential material and when you cannot be a party (even if you want to be)
In KK v Leeds City Council [2020] EWCOP 64, Cobb J had to consider whether P’s maternal aunt should be joined… Read more
Shedinar – in conversation with Dr Nuala Kane: capacity rationales, accountability and support
In this “in conversation with” Dr Nuala Kane, Nuala discusses the work that she has been leading on under the… Read more
DHSC LPS Implementation 3rd Newsletter
[The 3rd LPS implementation newsletter was published on 30 November. I reproduce the material parts of the text below; to… Read more
November Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough
The November 2020 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
More for the files on (ir)relevant information for important decisions
In Local Authority v GP (Capacity – Care, Support and Education) [2020] EWCOP 56 HHJ Dodd helpfully turned the eye… Read more
The habitual residence checklist (and an observation about necessity)
In The Health Service Executive of Ireland v IM & Anor [2020] EWCOP 51, Knowles J has given a helpful… Read more
Reporting upon capacity for the court (and more broadly) – what (not) to do
The decision in AMDC v AG & Anor [2020] EWCOP 58 serves as an important reminder of how demanding the… Read more
In conversation with the editors of Law and Ethics in Intensive Care (2nd edition)
This “in conversation with” is, in part, shameless self-promotion, to mark the publication of the second edition of Law and… Read more
For how long does a Court of Protection judgment remain binding?
In An NHS Trust v AF & Anor [2020] EWCOP 55, Poole J has answered an important question that has… Read more