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Mental Capacity Law Cases
AMDC v AG and CI (No. 2)
Summary These proceedings involve the development of a relationship between two care home residents. In light of the interim judgment, which we covered at [2020] EWCOP 58, the matter was… Read more »
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust v TM
In Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust v TM [2021] EWCOP 8, Hayden J considered an urgent application made by the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in respect of a male… Read more »
E (Vaccine)
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has given the first reported judgment on capacity and best interests in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine. Whilst the judgment is… Read more »
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust & Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v MN
Summary This case concerned the medical treatment of MN, a 60 year old man with suspected bladder cancer. Having co-operated with an ultra-sound, he subsequently stopped co-operating with any further… Read more »
Z v University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust & Ors
On 6 November 2020, a middle-aged man referred to as RS suffered a heart attack and was without oxygen for at least 45 minutes. He was taken to hospital… Read more »
A London NHS Trust v KB and A London Local Authority
The Court was asked to determine whether a Caesarean section was in the best interests of KB who suffered a hypoxic brain injury at birth which left her with microcephaly,… Read more »
Livewell Southwest Community Interest Company v MD
Livewell Southwest Community Interest Company v MD [2020] EWCOP 57 is another case on full-dental clearance following very shortly after the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust v Q [2020] EWCOP… Read more »
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust v TC & Ors
In this case, Cobb J was required to consider an urgent application for a best interests decision with respect to carrying out chemoradiotherapy and an endoscopic resection and/or tracheostomy (as… Read more »
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust v JB
Summary[1] In Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust v JB [2020] EWHC 2595 (Fam), Hayden J provided an important clarification regarding MacDonald J’s judgment in Barts Health NHS Trust… Read more »
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v AB
Summary This case concerned a 28 year old woman, referred to as AB, who had suffered from anorexia nervosa since the age of 13. At the time of the application… Read more »
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