The long-awaited judgment from Baker J following up on AJ is now out: RD & Ors (Duties and Powers of… Read more
Tag: deprivation of liberty
Law Commission Deprivation of Liberty project update
I reproduce below the email that has just been sent to sent to consultees and other stakeholders updating on the… Read more
DOLS and public protection (and some thoughts about s21A)
With thanks to Richard Charlton for providing me with the transcript of the judgment in this case, the decision in… Read more
Shining a Light Behind Closed Doors
Eleanore Fritze, a deeply impressive lawyer from Victoria in Australia, has written a fascinating, and compelling, report entitled “Shining a… Read more
Covert medication and deprivation of liberty
In AG v BMBC & Anor [2016] EWCOP 37, District Judge Bellamy has given some rare, and useful, clarification as… Read more
State imputability, families and deputies
In a judgment from a case heard prior to the decision in Re SRK but delivered afterwards (without referring to… Read more
Private deprivations of liberty, deputies, and the state
In Staffordshire County Council v SRK & Ors [2016] EWCOP 27, Charles J has grappled with the thorny question of… Read more
What to do, what to do – the procedural implications of Cheshire West
A cross-post here to my fellow author Sophy Miles’ excellent post on the Court of Protection Handbook site on the… Read more
Powers of attorney, care homes, best interests and deprivation of liberty
I have been asked by a good BIA (you know who you are!) to write something about powers of attorney,… Read more
A parent cannot consent to the deprivation of liberty of their 16 or 17 year old child
In Birmingham City Council v D [2016] EWCOP 8, the sequel to a case discussed here, Keehan J has held: “however close… Read more