In Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust v JM & Anor [2023] EWCOP 38, Hayden J has helpfully reminded us of… Read more
Tag: medical treatment
The Court of Protection faces an agonising dilemma (and why belief is not the same as proof)
Barnet Enfield And Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust & Anor v Mr K & Ors [2023] EWCOP 35 concerned the… Read more
The limits of autonomy – what happens where healthcare professionals consider the choice too risky?
R (JJ) v Spectrum Community Healthcare CIC [2023] EWCA Civ 885, a decision of the Court of Appeal handed down… Read more
Deciding what alternative treatments are reasonable: a task for the doctor or the patient? The Supreme Court decides
In a decision handed down with considerable speed (the hearing being on 10-11 May 2023, and judgment being delivered on… Read more
Restraint, physical health and the detained patient: the rights in play
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust v HJ [2023] EWFC 92 concerned the question of whether specific authorisation is required… Read more
Reporting restrictions and serious medical treatment cases – a difficult (evidenced) balance
In the conjoined appeals of Abbasi and Haastrup [2023] EWCA Civ 331, the Court of Appeal has grappled with the… Read more
Mediation of Medical Treatment Disputes: A Therapeutic Justice Model – help wanted
Dr Jaime Lindsey, of the University of Essex, would like your help if either (1) you have been involved in… Read more
Joint Practice Note: Cafcass and Official Solicitor – urgent out of hours applications in relation to medical treatment concerning children
Cafcass and the Official Solicitor have published a joint practice note dated January 2023 “intended to assist the judiciary and… Read more
Advance decisions to refuse treatment – presuming a presumption of capacity?
In NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB v JH [2023] EWCOP 3, Hayden J was asked to consider whether an advance decision… Read more
Reported judgments involving medical treatment of children
In a very helpful development anyone either interested in or involved in cases involving the medical treatment of children, Professor… Read more