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Mental Capacity Law Cases
RAO v ROO
Summary In this unusual case, a husband sought orders in relation to medical treatment in relation to his wife, ROO, who was on palliative care in hospital. She had suffered… Read more »
UCLH NHS Trust v KG
Summary and comment[1] In this case, Cohen J had to decide whether to give authority to administer an entirely novel treatment to a middle-aged man suffering from sporadic CJD. All… Read more »
Re SJ
Summary This case concerned SJ, a 43 year old diabetic suffering from chronic, unhealed bed sores in the context of significant obesity and incontinence. He had previously been detained under… Read more »
An NHS Trust and others (Respondents) v Y (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and another (Appellants)
Summary Background Ever since the decision of the House of Lords in Bland, it has been recognised that CANH constitutes a medical treatment and that (as with any other medical… Read more »
Re RW
Summary[1] The small body of appellate level jurisdiction on the MCA has been added to in this case, concerning the continued provision of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) via… Read more »
B v D
Summary In this fascinating case, Baker J had to consider whether it was in the best interests of a soldier, D, to travel to Serbia to receive stem cell treatment for… Read more »
Director of Legal Aid Casework et al v Briggs
Summary The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of Charles J that he could, within the scope of MCA s.21A proceedings (and hence non-means-tested legal aid), consider whether life-sustaining treatment should… Read more »
NHS Foundation Trust v QZ
Summary This was an application by an NHS Foundation Trust for an order permitting a hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy under general anaesthetic, with the objective of identifying the cause of… Read more »
Re CA (Natural Delivery or Caesarean Section)
Summary This case concerned a 24 year old woman, CA, with a diagnosis of autism and a mild learning disability who, it was thought, had undergone some form of female… Read more »
Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust v Z
Summary In Re Z, Hayden J had to contemplate three options on behalf of a woman, Z, detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, with very severe anorexia who had,… Read more »
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