University Hospitals of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust v J (Medical Treatment: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 16 concerned whether it… Read more
Tag: Best interests
39 Essex Chambers Best Interests guide updated
Following the update of our guide to capacity assessments, the 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report team (with the invaluable… Read more
Will, preferences, amputation – and the need for early involvement of the court
The decision of Lieven J in East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust v PW [2019] EWCOP 10[1] is of importance for… Read more
ADRTs, medical obligations and decision-making relation in CANH
In NHS Cumbria CCG v Rushton [2018] EWCOP 41, Hayden J has both given clear endorsement to the BMA/RCP guidance… Read more
The thinnest of legal ice – restricting contact and the MCA
SR v A Local Authority [2018] EWCOP 36 concerned a couple, who had had been married for 58 years, and were… Read more
When not telling is in a person’s best interests
In the personal injury case of EXB v FDZ & Ors [2018] EHWC 3456 (QB), Foskett J had to grapple… Read more
Guidance on CANH decision-making published by BMA and RCP
The British Medical Association and Royal College of Physicians have published today (12 December) guidance (endorsed, unusually but importantly, by… Read more
GMC consent guidance consultation
The GMC is consulting on revised consent guidance, which outlines what doctors should consider when discussing treatment and care with patients. According to… Read more
New guidance for anaesthetists (and others) about Jehovah’s Witnesses and patients who refuse blood
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland have just (1 October) published guidance on anaesthesia and peri-operative care… Read more
Supreme Court confirms that no need to go to court before treatment withdrawal where doctors and family agree
In Re Y [2018] UKSC 46, the Supreme Court has given the definitive answer to a question that has been… Read more