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
Re ZX (Capacity to Engage in Sexual Relations) [2024] EWCA Civ 1462 is a leapfrog appeal from a Tier 2… Read more
I have now added a resources page to my website which seeks to set out relevant resources to enable understanding… Read more
R (Ibrahim) v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2024] EWHC 2991 (Admin) is a case which shows how the Deprivation of… Read more
R & Anor v A & Anor [2024] EWFC 341 is a very sad case involving surrogacy. It was an… Read more
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust v Mercer [2024] EWHC 2515 (KB) concerns the challenge of delayed discharge from hospital and, specifically,… Read more