06 June 2023 Priya Vaidya 1854 Case Updates North Bristol NHS Trust v R [2023] EWCOP 5 byPriya Vaidya “Capacity to consent to elective Caesarean section” The case: An application for declarations that R lacked capacity to decide whether or not her unborn baby should be delivered pre-term by elective Caesarean section and that an elective Caesarean section at 34 weeks was in her best interests. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags PsychiatryCapacityConsentCaesarean section11. Report Writing Related articles An expert report that is almost worse than useless If you're wearing two hats, make sure you comply with the rules Experts and alienating behaviour: a fundamentally unsound process Qing Li & Ors v Fan Demetris Yuan & Anor [2026] EWHC 272 (Comm) Working with Expert Witnesses in Construction Switch article Watts v Watts [2023] EWHC 679 (Ch) Previous Article M (A Child: Leave to Oppose Adoption) [2023] EWCA Civ 404 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.