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Following this week’s UK Supreme Court judgement on deprivation of liberty, the Senior Judge of the Court of Protection, Her Honour Carolyn Hilder, has issued a “Note of Re X Judges”. It is a short checklist that summarises the key points to help judges decide whether a person is deprived of their liberty. The note […]

An interesting judgment relating to DOLS was made recently, which causes concern for our families. Deprivation of liberty that is difficult to challenge and based on ‘feelings’ is dangerous. All credit to the orginal authors: https://www.step.org/industry-news/uk-supreme-court-reverses-cheshire-west-decision-deprivation-liberty

Irwin Mitchell Trust Corporation v PW & Anor – Neutral Citation Number [2024] EWCOP 16 An interesting case that affects many of our families is being looked at again with an imminent follow-up judgement. As families, we are often not aware of the facts. Good Deputies work with us as the equal partners we are […]

A successful settlement for a clinical negligence claim is not always guaranteed. Often, I will be contacted by families telling me horrific tales of breach of care. Although I always point out that I am not qualified to advise them on whether they have a case, I do always signpost to https://www.avma.org.uk or https://www.apil.org.uk in […]