Individual decision-making and its complexities was very much in the spotlight this week in the context of the oral evidence… Read more
MacPherson v Sunderland City Council [2024] EWCA Civ 1579 is another chapter in the very long-running saga concerning contempt proceedings… Read more
The President of the Family Division has set out public-facing Practice Guidance (January 2025) for cases transitioning from the National… Read more
The Joint Committee on Human Rights is undertaking scrutiny of the Mental Health Bill to assess its compatibility with international… Read more
I have updated my resources page on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill), but particularly welcome any position… Read more
Ahead of more detailed coverage of the nuances of this complicated case in the February 2025 Mental Capacity Report, it… Read more
Peel J in Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust & Anor v PQ [2024] EWCOP 73 (T3) has reiterated the need for… Read more
In Re EM (Deprivation of Liberty, Care Planning & Costs) [2024] EWCOP 76 (T2), HHJ Burrows helpfully busted some disturbingly… Read more
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 8 January, would… Read more
The December 2024 Mental Capacity Report will shortly be making its way to subscribers’ inboxes. Highlights this month include: (1)… Read more