Two recently published decisions of Cobb J have shone a light on the lesser spotted beast of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court to … Read More ›
Author: Alex RK
EIn University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v HER & Anor [2024] EWCOP 25, Senior Judge Hilder had to consider what (if any) weight … Read More ›
Re HC [2024] EWCOP 24 is notable for the approach taken by Victoria Butler-Cole KC (sitting as a Tier 3 Judge) to the question of … Read More ›
Re J (Blood Transfusion: Older Child: Jehovah’s Witnesses) [2024] EWHC 1034 (Fam) is a characteristically thoughtful judgment from Cobb J, concerning whether authorisation should be … Read More ›
The May 2024 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: a rare … Read More ›
Henke J has followed the Closed Hearings and Closed Material Guidance ([2023] EWCOP 6) and produced a judgment “to enable disclosure at an appropriate point in … Read More ›
In response to a question posed by the excellent Zena Bolwig on LinkedIn, an interesting discussion has broken out about whether you need to have … Read More ›
In VI v Moldova [2024] ECHR 251, the European Court of Human Rights considered the placement of a 15 year old orphan with a perceived … Read More ›
In Lukes v Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust & Anor [2024] EWHC 753 (KB) Julian Knowles J had to consider whether … Read More ›
A few days early (next week is particularly busy for me), the May 2024 quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the … Read More ›