The Court of Protection braced itself when COVID-19 hit for decisions to be placed before it about the withdrawal of medical treatment, including potentially agonising … Read More ›
Tag: COVID-19
With effect from 10 August 2021, the DHSC’s emergency guidance on the MCA and DOLS has been withdrawn. Whilst it still appears on the … Read More ›
As is well known, and for the reasons spelled out here, the Government has decided to move to Step 4 on its COVID-19 roadmap in … Read More ›
The updated guidance on visiting (and visiting out) is now on the DHSC website, and summarised here.
The decision in SS v LB Richmond on Thames and SWL CCG [2021] EWCOP 31 is different to others that have been reported to date (such … Read More ›
The DHSC MCA/DoLS pandemic guidance has been updated (27 April) to reflect the easing of restrictions in England and Wales. In particular, the guidance has … Read More ›
Publishing its review of the Coronavirus Act one year one and the ‘Steps’ regulations for the next stage of lockdown the DHSC has confirmed that … Read More ›
[Most legal restrictions in England are removed with effect from 19 July 2021. See here for the current picture.] From 29 March 2021, the lockdown … Read More ›
As of 8 March, people across England and Wales have begun to see restrictions start to lift and the government’s four-step roadmap offer a route … Read More ›
Re CR. [2021] EWCOP 19, decided by HHJ Butler differed to the previous two (both decided by Hayden J) because it concerned a much younger … Read More ›