15 February Case Updates The Government of the United States of America v Assange (2020) Westminster Magistrates’ Court Impartiality, Autistic spectrum disorder, Extradition, Psychiatry, 10. Report Writing, 14. Giving Oral Evidence, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits ‘Those bloody books’ Relevance: General Psychiatry Topics: Extradition Impartiality Duty to court Suicide risk Autistic spectrum disorder
15 February Case Updates MN v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] EWCA Civ 1746 Psychiatry, Medicine, Forensic medicine, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Medical Psychiatry Forensic medicine Topics: Ultimate issue Credibility Clinical plausibility Trafficking
15 February Case Updates A Local Authority v AA [2020] EWCOP 66 Capacity cases, Psychiatry, Autism, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Topics: Capacity Autism Asperger syndrome Auto-erotic asphyxia
15 December Case Updates Lisle-Mainwaring v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2020] EWHC 2617 (Ch), 2020 WL 05995240 Psychiatry, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Topic: Witness unable to attend trial for health reasons
15 December Case Updates DP v London Borough of Hillingdon [2020] EWCOP 45, 2020 WL 05819325 Capacity cases, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Psychiatry Issues: Capacity assessments Capacity to decide on accommodation
6 October Case Updates GFH Capital Ltd v Haigh [2020] 7 WLUK 405 Capacity to litigate, 10. Report Writing, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Assessment of litigation capacity
6 October Case Updates GSTT, SLAM v R [2020] EWCOP 4, 2020 WL 00476197 Capacity cases, Obstetrics, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Capacity assessments Obstetrics Topic: Fluctuating capacity Anticipatory declaration
6 October Case Updates Cameron John Cleland v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 906, 2020 WL 04004410 Psychiatric evidence, Criminal, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Topics: Autistic spectrum disorder
6 October Case Updates Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership v WA [2020] EWCOP 37 [2020] 7 WLUK 271 Capacity cases, Mental Health, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Relevance: Capacity Mental health
7 September News Covid-19 Clinical Negligence Protocol: 2020 05. Rules and Regulations, 09. Records Assessments and Site Visits New protocol encourages much more innovation including on-line examinations of clients for medical expert reports.