A quick cross-post to my ‘sister’ site: www.courtofprotectionhandbook.com (which I maintain with Sophy Miles) to flag up the second judgment… Read more
Tag: Court of Protection practice and procedure
Intervening in child-birth – when to go to Court
NHS Trust & Ors v FG [2014] EWCOP 30 Summary In this judgment, Keehan J has given important guidance as… 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
The CoP and post-mortem confidentiality
Press Association v Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust [2014] EWCOP 6 Summary This is the follow up to a… Read more
Costs, the CoP and the media
Re G (Adult) (Costs) [2014] EWCOP 5 Summary We have covered the previous episodes in this rather depressing story in… Read more
The Press and the COP
Re G [2014] EWHC 1361 (COP) Summary In our report upon this case in the May Newsletter, we noted that… Read more
Caught in the spider’s web
London Borough of Redbridge v G, C and F (No. 2) [2014] EWHC 959 (COP) Summary This is a sequel to… Read more
April Mental Capacity Law Newsletter(s)
The April issue of the Mental Capacity Law Newsletter is now out. It has a has a new look this… Read more
Deprivation of liberty – practical guidance
A short post to note that I have, with my fellow Mental Capacity Law Newsletter editors, put together a guide… Read more
The judges speak
As I noted this morning, the President and Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Sir James Munby and Mr Justice… Read more