27 July Case Updates Valerie Bannister v Freemans Public Limited Company Impartiality, 16. Criticism and Complaints, 15. Giving Oral Evidence Relevance: General Topics: Adverse judicial comment Impartiality
27 July Case Updates A Local Authority v AW (by the Official Solicitor as his Litigation Friend) [2020] EWCOP 24, 2020 WL 02573176 Capacity cases, Social media, Sexual relations, Capacity to litigate, 06. Rules and Regulations Relevance: Capacity assessments Nature of case: AW has a diagnosis of mild learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder.
6 July Case Updates Dr X, Medical Practitioners Tribunal, 2020 Capacity cases, Medical health, Tribunal, Litigants in person, Top-up fees, Expert's behaviour, 03. Setting Fees and Getting Paid, 07. Receiving Instructions, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 08. Working with Instructing Parties Issues: Capacity Expert’s behaviour Litigants in person Top-up fees
1 March Case Updates Westwood v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 598, 2020 WL 02142702 Mental Health Act 1983, Crime, Hospital limitation, 11. Report Writing Relevance: Crime Topics: Retained responsibility Mental Health Act 1983, s 45A hospital limitation direction Mental Health Act 1983, ss 37/41 hospital order with restrictions
1 March Case Updates Tower Hamlets LBC v A 2020 WL 01987279 Capacity cases, Care, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing Relevance: Capacity cases Topic: Capacity to decide where to live Capacity to make care decision
1 March Case Updates A Healthcare, B NHS Trust v CC (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) [2020] EWHC 574 (Fam), 2020 WL 01159447 Capacity cases, Mental Health Act 1983, Consent to treatment, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing Relevance: Capacity cases Topic: Consent to treatment and the Mental Health Act 1983 Mental Health Act 1983, s 63