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Tag: Court of Protection practice and procedure


Re X(2): further amplication of judicial deprivation of liberty process

Posted on 16 October 2014

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

Posted in Case comments, Deprivation of liberty     Tags: Court of Protection practice and procedure, deprivation of liberty     Leave a comment     


Intervening in child-birth – when to go to Court

Posted on 29 August 2014

NHS Trust & Ors v FG  [2014] EWCOP 30 Summary In this judgment, Keehan J has given important guidance as… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Medical treatment, Practice and Procedure     Tags: Court of Protection practice and procedure, medical treatment, pregnancy     Leave a comment     


A true tangle – capacity, influence and the inherent jurisdiction

Posted on 23 July 2014

NCC v PB and TB [2014] EWCOP 14 Summary This decision of Parker J was handed down in March, but… Read more

Posted in Capacity, Case comments, Deprivation of liberty, Inherent jurisdiction, Practice and Procedure     Tags: capacity, Court of Protection practice and procedure, deprivation of liberty, inherent jurisdiction     Leave a comment     


The CoP and post-mortem confidentiality

Posted on 20 June 2014 Updated on 20 June 2014

Press Association v Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust  [2014] EWCOP 6 Summary This is the follow up to a… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Media, Practice and Procedure     Tags: Court of Protection practice and procedure, Media     Leave a comment     


Costs, the CoP and the media

Posted on 18 June 2014

Re G (Adult) (Costs) [2014] EWCOP 5 Summary We have covered the previous episodes in this rather depressing story in… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Practice and Procedure     Tags: costs, Court of Protection practice and procedure, Media     Leave a comment     


The Press and the COP

Posted on 2 May 2014

Re G [2014] EWHC 1361 (COP) Summary In our report upon this case in the May Newsletter, we noted that… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Media, Practice and Procedure     Tags: Court of Protection practice and procedure, Media     Leave a comment     


Caught in the spider’s web

Posted on 2 April 2014

London Borough of Redbridge v G, C and F (No. 2)  [2014] EWHC 959 (COP) Summary This is a sequel to… Read more

Posted in Best interests, Case comments, Comments, Media, Practice and Procedure     Tags: Best interests, Court of Protection practice and procedure, Media     Leave a comment     


April Mental Capacity Law Newsletter(s)

Posted on 1 April 2014

The April issue of the Mental Capacity Law Newsletter is now out.   It has a has a new look this… Read more

Posted in Miscellaneous     Tags: Best interests, capacity, Court of Protection practice and procedure, deprivation of liberty, House of Lords Select Committee, litigation capacity, Newsletter, testamentary capacity     Leave a comment     


Deprivation of liberty – practical guidance

Posted on 25 March 2014 Updated on 26 March 2014

A short post to note that I have, with my fellow Mental Capacity Law Newsletter editors, put together a guide… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Comments, Deprivation of liberty     Tags: Court of Protection practice and procedure, deprivation of liberty     3 Comments     


The judges speak

Posted on 18 March 2014

As I noted this morning, the President and Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Sir James Munby and Mr Justice… Read more

Posted in Legislative developments, Practice and Procedure     Tags: Court of Protection practice and procedure     One comment     


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