Re AB (ADRT: Validity and Applicability) [2025] EWCOP 20 (T3) is a (rare) example of a court having to grapple… Read more
Tag: Advance planning
Anticipatory declarations and supporting P in her wish to protect herself
Leicestershire County Council v P & Anor [2024] EWCOP 53 (T3) is both an interesting and an important decision. It… Read more
Powers of Attorney Bill – what changes would it make to the LPA regime in England & Wales: walkthrough and amended version of MCA
In May 2022, the Ministry of Justice indicated in its response to the Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney consultation that it… Read more
The MCA, advance decisions and shifting the dial – in conversation with Compassion in Dying
In a departure from my previous outings, I have recorded a three way conversation with Usha Grieve and Sarah Malik… Read more
The black box of the judicial visit to P – the Court of Appeal’s concerns and requirements
The Court of Appeal has made some very important observations about the role of judicial visits in Court of Protection… Read more
Contingency planning and the Court of Protection – what, if any, threshold has to be crossed?
What (if any) threshold needs to be satisfied before the Court of Protection can exercise its (relatively) newly discovered ‘contingency’… Read more
Advance decisions to refuse treatment – getting it right
In light both of the increased focus on advance care planning and the recent case reinforcing the importance of compliance… Read more
New Guidance Issued on DNACPR
The British Medical Association, the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Royal College of Nursing have today (7 October) published new… Read more