MacPherson v Sunderland City Council [2024] EWCA Civ 1579 is another chapter in the very long-running saga concerning contempt proceedings against the appellant, the mother … Read More ›
Tag: litigation capacity
At its July 2022 meeting, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) approved the creation of a working group to look at a procedure for determining mental … Read More ›
With thanks to Matthew Wyard of 3PB for bringing this case to my attention, MM (C) v RB Greenwich [2024] UKUT 179 (AAC) is an … Read More ›
What is the test to decide whether you can defend yourself against a charge that you are in contempt of court? That was the question … Read More ›
For civil practitioners, the White Book is an (inordinately expensive) but often indispensable addition to their suite of materials. It is also frequently cited by … Read More ›
A revised version of the form used to address (and where the person lacks the capacity, to explain in detail why that is the case) … Read More ›
In King v The Wright Roofing Company Ltd [2020] EWHC 2129 (QB), a personal injury case, Kerr J had to decide whether the claimant had capacity … Read More ›
In a judgment relating to the business affairs of the Hinduja family (Hinduja v Hinduja & Ors [2020] EWHC 1533 (Ch)) Falk J, sitting in … Read More ›
In TB v KB and LH (Capacity to Conduct Proceedings) [2019] EWCOP 14 Macdonald J had cause to consider the phenomenon of executive dysfunction in … Read More ›
As many of you will know, I have spent a significant part of this year working on guidance commissioned by the Department of Health for IMCAs, … Read More ›