University Hospitals of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust v J (Medical Treatment: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 16 concerned whether it was in the best interests … Read More ›
Tag: Best interests
Following the update of our guide to capacity assessments, the 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report team (with the invaluable assistance of Stephanie David) have … Read More ›
The decision of Lieven J in East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust v PW [2019] EWCOP 10[1] is of importance for its reminder of the obligations … Read More ›
In NHS Cumbria CCG v Rushton [2018] EWCOP 41, Hayden J has both given clear endorsement to the BMA/RCP guidance on decisions about clinically assisted … Read More ›
SR v A Local Authority [2018] EWCOP 36 concerned a couple, who had had been married for 58 years, and were devoted to each other. The … Read More ›
In the personal injury case of EXB v FDZ & Ors [2018] EHWC 3456 (QB), Foskett J had to grapple with a question that has … Read More ›
The British Medical Association and Royal College of Physicians have published today (12 December) guidance (endorsed, unusually but importantly, by the General Medical Council) on … Read More ›
The GMC is consulting on revised consent guidance, which outlines what doctors should consider when discussing treatment and care with patients. According to the GMC: “The updated guidance … Read More ›
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland have just (1 October) published guidance on anaesthesia and peri-operative care for Jehovah’s Witnesses and patients … Read More ›
In Re Y [2018] UKSC 46, the Supreme Court has given the definitive answer to a question that has been becoming increasingly pressing – when … Read More ›