In Re PR (Application under the inherent jurisdiction: Costs) [2019] EWHC 2800 (Fam), Cobb J has confirmed that applications made… Read more
Tag: practice and procedure
Will, preferences, amputation – and the need for early involvement of the court
The decision of Lieven J in East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust v PW [2019] EWCOP 10[1] is of importance for… Read more
Mental Health Tribunal rule changes abandoned
The minutes of the Tribunal Procedure Committee in July have just been published and show that controversial proposed rule changes… Read more
The Skripals before the Court of Protection – more detailed analysis
The Court of Protection was thrust into the centre of a major international incident in SSHD v Sergei Skripal; SSHD v… Read more
Welfare cases in the Court of Protection: the real story
Once again we are all indebted to Cardiff Law School for further research about the use of the Court of… Read more
Rule 3A representatives, family members (and the ‘obiter trap’)
District Judge Bellamy has very recently (20 September) added to the small but important body of case-law concerning Rule 3A… Read more
Acting as a Litigation Friend in the Court of Protection – new Guidance now out
As many of you will know, I have spent a significant part of this year working on guidance commissioned by the… Read more
The Supreme Court pronounces on litigation capacity (and the effect of incapacity) in civil proceedings
Dunhill v Burgin (Nos 1 and 2) [2014] UKSC 18 Summary Ms Dunhill sought to have a compromise agreement into… Read more