In M v N & Ors [2015] EWCOP 76 (Fam), Hayden J – in a very detailed and thoughtful judgment –… Read more
Tag: medical treatment
Capacity is not an off-switch
In Wye Valley NHS Trust v Mr B [2015] EWCOP 60, Peter Jackson J has made clear just how far… Read more
Professional and ethical practice issues for psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors
With thanks to Robert Sherman for bringing this to my attention, there is a very interesting conference being held on… Read more
Deprivation of liberty in the hospital setting – paper now updated
The discussion paper that I wrote some time ago on this thorny topic with my colleague Catherine Dobson has now… Read more
Event in Parliament on Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States
Following up the publication of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)’s excellent Note on Vegetative and Minimally Conscious… Read more
Informed consent: the Supreme Court and the patient as agent
Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11 is a judgment that is required reading for all medical professionals, because… Read more
Book Review: Medical Treatment and the Law: Issues of Consent (2nd Edition)
Medical Treatment and the Law: Issues of Consent (2nd Edition): Richard Harper (Jordans, 2014, £54) This book, subtitled “The Protection of… Read more
Intervening in child-birth – when to go to Court
NHS Trust & Ors v FG [2014] EWCOP 30 Summary In this judgment, Keehan J has given important guidance as… Read more
A melancholy but profound milestone
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust v N [2014] EWCOP 16 Summary History was made in a very and dignified quiet… Read more
Advance decisions and the MHA 1983
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust v RC [2014] EWHC 1317 (COP) Summary This is the sequel to the case of Nottinghamshire Healthcare… Read more