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Mental Capacity Law Cases
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust v X
Summary This case concerned the obstetric care and delivery of X, a young woman who had a number of different mental health diagnosis including bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder and personality… Read more »
Re AB (Termination of Pregnancy)
Summary[1] The question arose for determination whether it was in the best interests of a young woman with moderate learning disabilities to undergo a termination. Matters proceeded at speed in… Read more »
United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust v CD
Summary[1] Francis J has grappled with a subject that has been perennially difficult for practitioners: what to do where a person currently has capacity to make a relevant decision but… Read more »
NHS Trust v JP
Summary[1] In NHS Trust v P [2019] EWCOP 23, Williams J was asked to endorse the covert carrying out (under general anaesthetic) of a Caesarean section on a young woman,… Read more »
University Hospitals of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust v J (Medical Treatment: Best Interests)
Summary This case concerned the question of whether it was in the best interests of a woman, identified as ‘Anne,’ to undergo a hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and a colonoscopy,… Read more »
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust v DE
Summary This was an urgent out of hours telephone application made by the applicant Trust for an order enabling it to provide a blood transfusion to DE in the event… Read more »
A Clinical Commissioning Group v P (Withdrawal of CANH)
Summary In this case MacDonald J gave a detailed judgment to explain why he endorsed an agreed position that he would not consent on behalf of a woman to the… Read more »
Hounslow CCG v RW
Summary[1] In the sequel to the case of Re RW Hayden J had to consider what arrangements should be made for RW, a 78 year old with vascular dementia, many… Read more »
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust v PW
Summary The decision in this case is of real importance for its reminder of the obligations on treating hospitals where an application may need to be made in relation to… Read more »
DCC v NLH
In this case Baker J (as he then was, although the judgment was given after he had become a Court of Appeal judge) considered an application for an order permitting… Read more »
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