Hot on the heels of the first Irish case to consider capacity to marry under their new regime, by pure… Read more
Tag: capacity
Capacity and marriage – the changes brought about in Ireland by the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015
In the Matter of AB is an extremely interesting decision from the Circuit Court in Ireland. It concerns the capacity… Read more
Communicating the communication limb of the capacity test
Re BV (Medical Treatment – Renal Cancer: Nephrectomy) [2025] EWCOP 41 (T3) is a relatively ‘routine’ medical treatment case (without,… Read more
Anticipating the reasonableness of responses – time-specific capacity in action
Darlington Borough Council v AW & Ors [2025] EWCOP 33 (T3), decided in August 2025, but only published more recently,… Read more
Gillick is not a universal test – an important clarification from the Court of Appeal
For years, lawyers and clinicians have thrown around the term ‘Gillick competence’ as if it were a universal test to… Read more
Capacity, insight and professional cultures – an important new decision from the Court of Protection
CT v London Borough of Lambeth & Anor [2025] EWCOP 6 (T3) is in many ways the companion piece to… Read more
Autonomy and assisted dying / suicide – an important judicial light shed from an unexpected corner
Individual decision-making and its complexities was very much in the spotlight this week in the context of the oral evidence… Read more
Capacity, sexual relations and public protection – another go-round before the Court of Appeal
Re ZX (Capacity to Engage in Sexual Relations) [2024] EWCA Civ 1462 is a leapfrog appeal from a Tier 2… Read more
Capacity, “capability” and consent – a complication concerning surrogacy
R & Anor v A & Anor [2024] EWFC 341 is a very sad case involving surrogacy. It was an… Read more
Coercion, control and powers of attorney – a dilemma for the court
Re CA (Fact finding – capacity – inherent jurisdiction – injunctive relief) [2024] EWCOP 64 (T3) is a decision which… Read more