| Mar 23 | A Local Authority v PG & Ors [2023] EWCOP 9 Judgment concerning capacity in relation to contact and care where PG's capacity may fluctuate . PG is a 34 year old woman with diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder, Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and mild learning disability. She live... |
| Mar 9 | D v S [2023] EWCOP 8 Judgment concerning D’s capacity and best interests in divorce proceedings. D, who had been an active man and was a joint director of a business with his brothers, suffered a severe brain injury in 2006 after taking an overdose. At th... |
| Mar 8 | North Bristol NHS Trust v R [2023] EWCOP 5 Application for declarations that R lacks capacity to decide whether her unborn baby should be delivered pre-term by elective Caesarean section and that this would be in her best interests. The medical team at the applicant trust had fears t... |
| Feb 28 | A Local Authority v MF & Ors [2022] EWCOP 54 Best interests judgment concerning the residence of M, a 40 year old man who lacks capacity, where the family strongly opposes him living away from the family home. M’s family had a long history of failing to engage with social services stre... |
| Feb 20 | Mrs Justice Theis appointed Vice President She succeeds Mr Justice Hayden from 13 February 2023 Mrs Justice Theis has been appointed as Vice President of the Court of Protection with effect from 13 February 2023. She succeeds Mr Justice Hayden. Mrs Justice Theis has been a High Court ... |
| Feb 17 | Fresh standards for court appointed deputies published A refreshed set of standards to help court appointed deputies in their duties has been published on the OPG website. As explained in the accompanying blog post, the standards are not new but have been refreshed following feedback that t... |