7 August Case Updates R v Beggs [2023] NICA 24 Personal injury, Psychology, Learning disability, Psychiatry, reliability, Sexual assault medicine, ABE interview, Down syndrome, Genital injury, Menopause, Penetration, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Beware opining on the reliability of a complainant”
7 August Case Updates CD v BB [2023] IEHC 204 Psychiatry, Reasoning, Ireland, litigation capacity, Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Frontal Assessment Battery, 05. Rules and Regulations, 10. Report Writing “Unnecessary detail”
7 August Case Updates Z (A Child: No.2: Welfare Decision) [2023] EWFC 61 Psychology, Psychiatry, Social work, Therapy-availability and cost, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “What if the parent cannot afford to pay for the recommended therapy?”
7 August Case Updates Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust v JMC [2023] EWCOP 14 Psychiatry, Capacity, Section 49, Mental Capacity Act, 05. Rules and Regulations “Is a section 49 report an expert report?”
7 August Case Updates Wyrebek v Circuit Court, Gliwice, Poland [2023] EWHC 951 (Admin) Psychology, Extradition, Psychiatry, Psychometric testing, Intellectual/learning disability, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “The value of psychometric testing”
6 June Case Updates M (A Child: Leave to Oppose Adoption) [2023] EWCA Civ 404 Psychology, Psychiatry, Treating doctor, 05. Rules and Regulations “Addressing treatability in a family case”
6 June Case Updates North Bristol NHS Trust v R [2023] EWCOP 5 Psychiatry, Capacity, Consent, Caesarean section, 10. Report Writing “Capacity to consent to elective Caesarean section”
6 June Case Updates Maidstone Borough Council v Beck [2023] EWHC 787 (Admin) Psychiatry, Hoarding disorder, Schizotypal disorder, 10. Report Writing “The impact of a hoarding disorder”
6 June Case Updates S, Re (A Child: Findings of Fact) [2023] EWCA Civ 346 Psychology, Psychiatry, reliability, 'Achieving Best Evidence', Interviewing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits “Achieving best evidence in the criminal and family courts”
6 June Case Updates Dr S Bi v E-ACT [2023] EAT 43 Psychology, Psychiatry, Vulnerability, Medical records, 05. Rules and Regulations “Vulnerable parties and witnesses in the Employment Tribunal”