For all those with an interest in cross-border and comparative capacity issues, I’m delighted to announce that The International Protection… Read more
Tag: capacity
Informed consent: the Supreme Court and the patient as agent
Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11 is a judgment that is required reading for all medical professionals, because… Read more
Brain injury and the MCA – making the abstract real
In a news item that should have made its way into the most recent Newsletter, a group of experienced brain injury… Read more
A true tangle – capacity, influence and the inherent jurisdiction
NCC v PB and TB [2014] EWCOP 14 Summary This decision of Parker J was handed down in March, but… Read more
Self-neglect – a resource and another missed opportunity?
The Department of Health is currently consulting on the draft regulations and Guidance to accompany the implementation of Part I… Read more
Looking sidewise in the COP
RB v Brighton and Hove Council [2014] EWCA Civ 561 Summary In June 2007 RB sustained a serious brain injury… Read more
Advance decisions and the MHA 1983
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust v RC [2014] EWHC 1317 (COP) Summary This is the sequel to the case of Nottinghamshire Healthcare… Read more
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Article 12
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has now adopted its General Comment on Article 12 (Equal Recognition… Read more
Going the extra mile – a model assessment of capacity
Wandsworth CCG v IA and TA [2014] EWHC 990 (COP) Summary This case is a model of the assessment of the… Read more
Book review: Elderly People and the Law (2nd edition)
Editorial Note See below for the first book review on this site. If anyone has any books that they think that… Read more