Cases

SummaryAt the heart of this case was the ongoing crisis in supporting children with complex needs. Those issues are discussed in detail in chapter 14 of the Law Commission’s consultation paper on disabled children’s social care needs, and h... Read more  

SummaryThis case concerned two individuals with intellectual disabilities who were periodically undergoing treatment at a psychiatric hospital, on what was said to be a voluntary basis. Their application concerned: (1) whether the conditions to ... Read more  

SummaryThis is the most recent in a sequence of decisions given by the Vice-President, Theis J, regarding best interests decision-making in the context of CANH. It concerned, again, delay in best interests decisions being made arising out of a lack o... Read more  

SummaryThis decision is one with ramifications extending significantly beyond Moldova. It concerned the inability of the applicant, who had been declared totally incapacitated owing to her mental illness, to bring a court action aimed at restoring he... Read more  

SummaryThis case is the sequel to a decision in 2020 concerning SM, an Irish citizen with a number of complex mental health needs. The application was for recognition and enforcement of a further order of the Irish High Court, made by the Presid... Read more  

SummaryThis case concerned a 21 year old woman, CC. Her clinicians were concerned as to her capacity to make decisions about medical treatment “due to her overwhelming fear and distress, generated by her anorexia nervosa and compounded by her autism ... Read more  

SummaryFollowing a “wholescale systemic review of their practices and procedures” (paragraph 9) prompted by Hayden J’s scathing criticisms in North West London Clinical Commissioning Group v GU [2021] EWCOP 59, a further application for the dete... Read more  

SummaryThis is the first reported judgment from Senior Judge Hilder relating to so-called Peters undertakings; in this case, a reverse indemnity undertaking, whereby BJB was obliged to remit 98% of public funding received to the tortfeasor.BJB s... Read more  

SummaryThis is another judgment, determined in the autumn of 2024, but only appearing on Bailii more recently, on the question of capacity to engage in sexual relations.  JC was a 58 year old with a mild learning disability, who had been found (... Read more  

SummaryThis is both an interesting and an important decision.It is interesting because it is the first reported English[1] case considering Dissociative Identity Disorder and capacity (although, in fact, it appears that the appropriate diagnosis was ... Read more  

SummaryWhorlton Hall hospital housed patients with longstanding learning disabilities and significant additional psychological and behavioural needs, who required specialist care. Some were detained under s.3 Mental Health Act 1983. Over 38 days... Read more  

SummaryThis judgment considered an application by SBB’s professional deputy (Daniel Lumb) to be discharged from his role.  The central issue was what involvement a property and affairs deputy can/should have in the management of a Personal Healt... Read more