Capacity, Court of Protection | Thursday 1 July 2021
Capacity to decide to engage in sexual relations – application for a prospective declaration of incapacity rejected
Blog post by Helen Curtis of the Garden Court Chambers Court of Protection Team. A Local Authority v A Mother and A Father and DY [2021] EWCOP 28 (Knowles J) 10 May 2021
Migrant support | Thursday 1 July 2021
Home Office dispersal of asylum seekers in Bristol - failure of Secretary of State to lawfully apply her own policy
Adrian Berry and Tim Baldwin acted in the case R (on the application of IO) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department. Blog post by Tim Baldwin.
Adult social care, Housing, Mental health | Thursday 1 July 2021
Proposed return to sheltered accommodation did not breach Local Authority and CCG’s duties under s117 MHA 1983
Blog post by Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Chambers Community Care Team. R. (on the application of ZK, by her litigation friend, JU) v Norfolk County Council, Norfolk and Waveney CCG and LB Camden [2021] EWHC 1249 (Admin)
Adult social care, Children, Health care, Mental health | Thursday 1 July 2021
High Court orders fresh assessment of 16-year-old's needs after Discharge Care Programme Approach document under s117 MHA 1983 deemed unlawful
Blog post by Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Chambers Community Care Team. R. (on the application of AK, by her mother and litigation friend GK) v Islington LBC, North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group [2021] EWHC 301 (Admin)
