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Mental Capacity Law Cases
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v C
Possibly as a result of lessons learned in relation to the case of Mrs H, the same NHS Trust has brought a further application in relation to the treatment for… Read more »
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board v P
Hayden J has had to grapple with a further case in which delay in bringing a case to court has had serious consequences for the person. The case concerned a… Read more »
Re QJ
In QJ v A Local Authority Hayden J was considering the situation of an 87 year old man with vascular dementia challenging a DoLS authorisation under s.21A. The man was,… Read more »
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Anor v H
This latest example of delay in bringing and then resolving an application relating to medical treatment was “not only inimical but […] potentially fatal” to the person in question. It… Read more »
The Public Guardian v DJN
In this case P executed an LPA and subsequently became incapacitous. The OPG became concerned about the actions of the attorney and also about whether P had capacity to execute… Read more »
An NHS Foundation Trust v AB and CD
Comment This is the latest chapter in the long running case of AB, first heard before Lieven J on whether or not a termination was in AB’s best interests (see… Read more »
DXW v PXL
Summary In this case P suffered serious brain injuries whilst at work. These left him with severe cognitive and executive impairments. Apart from lacking litigation capacity, the evidence was clear… Read more »
Re TWAH
In this case the court considered an application by a trust corporation which was a registered charity (Allied Services Trust), a company limited by guarantee, to be appointed the deputy… Read more »
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 »
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust v RR
Summary RR was a 20 year old man who had been afflicted by aplastic anaemia for five years, and treatment, including a bone marrow transplant, had not been successful –… Read more »
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