In this conversation, I ask Dr Lucy Series about her Wellcome funded research, and we discuss, in particular, the long and complex history of confinement, … Read More ›
Tag: deprivation of liberty
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has written to Directors of Adult Social Services (in a letter which can be shared more … Read More ›
For those who have time to kill over the long weekend, a reminder of the shed series of webinars I have done, including: Capacity – … Read More ›
I have had some thoughts about how to get deprivation of liberty right – how to identify one, and what to do if you have. … Read More ›
BP v Surrey County Council & Anor [2020] EWCOP 22 is the second decision concerning an 83 year old man, BP. It follows the earlier … Read More ›
A reminder of this debate which is being held by the Court of Protection Bar Association on Wednesday 4 March at 5:oo pm at Doughty … Read More ›
In The London Borough of Hillingdon v JV & Ors [2019] EWCOP 61, decided at the end of last year but only recently appearing on Bailii, … Read More ›
The 39 Essex Chambers guide to deprivation of liberty in the hospital setting has now been updated, in particular to take account of the decision … Read More ›
The frankly astonishing case of LB Barnet v JDO & Ors [2019] EWCOP 47 reads as an object lesson in how not to make an … Read More ›
In AC v Patricia Hickey General Solicitor and Ors & AC v Fitzpatrick and Ors [2019] IESC 73, the Irish Supreme Court has grappled (inter … Read More ›