In a true door-stop of a judgment (538 pages) the Indian Supreme Court confirmed on 9 March the lawfulness of… Read more
Tag: Best interests
Re Y: watch here
The Supreme Court website now has available for streaming the whole hearing in Re Y. Judgment both is reserved and… Read more
CANH withdrawal – interim guidance from BMA/GMC and RCP
Interim guidance has just (11 December) been published – jointly – by the British Medical Association, General Medical Council and Royal College… Read more
Confirmation (for now) as to CANH withdrawal and the role of the COP
In Re Y[2017] EWHC 2866 (QB), handed down this morning (13 November), O’Farrell J has declared that it is not… Read more
All life is an experiment – patient choice from the other side of capacity
In a fascinating judgment, B v D [2017] EWCOP 15, handed down on 5 September, Baker J had to consider… Read more
Treading carefully: best interests and religious practices
In Re IH (Observance of Muslim Practice) [2017] EWCOP 9, Cobb J had to decide two questions in relation to… Read more
Best interests, available options, and case management before the Court of Protection – the Supreme Court pronounces
A cross-post to the post on the Court of Protection Handbook by Sophy Miles, Neil Allen and I on the… Read more
New MCA/DOLS online resource for medical professionals
The Medical Protection Society in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council and NHS England has just launched a new Mental Capacity… Read more
Briggs: case analysis
I reproduce here an updated version of the case summary and comment on the case of Briggs v Briggs [2016] EWCOP 53 that… Read more
Briggs: best interests and treatment withdrawal
The substantive decision in the case of Briggs has just been handed down. We will have full analysis and comment… Read more