06 October 2020 Priya Vaidya 1788 Case Updates Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership v WA [2020] EWCOP 37 [2020] 7 WLUK 271 byPriya Vaidya A patient who was refusing nutrition and hydration lacked mental capacity to conduct proceedings within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 s.3(1)(c) where his traumatic past had affected him to the point that he had become fixated on the fact that the Home Office had re-assigned his date of birth, which he perceived as an assault on his identity. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Capacity casesMental Health10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Related articles To list or not to list, that is the question Not a fundamentally dishonest stroke victim Personal injury litigation in Ireland A Day in the Life of a Paramedical Skin Camouflage Expert Witness Aaron Haley v Newcold Ltd [2025] EWCC 57 Switch article EWI appoints Lord Hodge as new President of the Institute Previous Article Cameron John Cleland v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 906, 2020 WL 04004410 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.