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39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter', issue 2 October 2010. The cases referred to are: Re MIG and MEG  EWHC 785 (Fam), A Primary Care Trust v P (2009) EW Misc 10 (EWCOP), Re Mark Reeves (2010) COP 5/1/10, EG v RS  EWHC 3073 (COP), D County Council v LS  EWHC 1544 (Fam).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter', issue 3 November 2010. The cases referred to are: Re SA; FA v Mr A  EWCA Civ 1128, Re S (statutory will); D v R (the deputy of S)  EWHC 2405 (COP), A County Council v MB  EWHC 2508 (COP), G v E  EWHC 2512 (COP), A Local Authority v DL  EWHC 2675 (Fam), Re AVS; CS v A NHS Foundation Trust  EWHC 2746 (COP), YA(F) v A Local Authority  EWHC 2770 (COP).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter', issue 4, December 2010. The cases referred to are: Re P (Scope of Schedule A1) (2010) COP 30/6/10, Re MM; City of Sunderland v MM  1 FLR 712, LBL v RYJ  EWHC 2665 (COP), and Re G (TJ)  EWHC 3005 (COP).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 5, January 2011). The cases referred to are: Re KS (2010) COP 99162476, An NHS Foundation Trust v D  EWHC 2535 (COP), G v E  EWHC 3385 (Fam), Re RK; YB v BCC  EWHC 3355 (COP), Re HM; PM v KH  EWHC 3279 (Fam), Re J (2010) COP 6/12/10, Re AVS; CS v A NHS Foundation Trust  EWHC 2746 (COP), Re P (2010) COP 23/12/10 (Mostyn J), TTM v LB Hackney  EWCA Civ 4. Also mentioned: Guidance in cases involving protected parties in which the Official Solicitor is being invited to act as guardian ad litem or litigation friend; Jill Manthorpe and Jo Moriarty, 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained: risk guidance for people with dementia' (Department of Health, gateway ref 14827, 9/11/10).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter (issue 6, February 2011). The cases referred to are: Re AB; D Borough Council v AB  EWHC 101 (COP), Hill v Fellowes Solicitors LLP  EWHC 61 (QB), Haworth v Cartmel and HMRC  EWHC 36 (Ch), GSCC conduct committee decision: Philip Julian Davies 10/12/10.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 7, April 2011). The cases referred to are: Re CM; LBB v JM (2010) COP 5/2/10 and A Local Authority v DL  EWHC 1022 (Fam). Also reproduced is a draft COP Practice Direction: Preparation of Bundles.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 8, May 2011). The cases referred to are: R v Dunn  EWCA Crim 2935, Hackett v CPS  EWHC 1170 (Admin), Re M; W v M  EWHC 1197 (COP), Wychavon District Council v EM (HB)  UKUT 144 (AAC). Reference is also made to the President's direction that 'Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding cases in the Court of Protection should continue for the time being and until further notice to be heard in the High Court'.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 9, June 2011). The cases referred to are: Re Steven Neary; LB Hillingdon v Steven Neary  EWHC 1377 (COP), Cheshire West and Chester Council v P  EWHC 1330 (COP), A Council v X  EWHC B10 (COP), KY v DD  EWHC 1277 (Fam), SMBC v WMP  EWHC B13 (COP), Re C; C v Wigan Borough Council  EWHC 1539 (Admin), R v Hopkins; R v Priest  EWCA Crim 1513. Also mentioned is: (1) Court of Protection Guidance: Applications to the Court of Protection in relation to tenancy agreements (June 2011); (2) MoJ consultations in relation to (a) European Regulation on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters, and (b) some COP decisions to be taken by authorised court officers; and (3) new SCIE guidance on IMCA/RPR roles.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 10, July 2011). The cases referred to are: Re PH; PH v A Local Authority  EWHC 1704 (COP), R (McDonald) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea  UKSC 33. It also contains information under the following headings: (1) Deprivation of Liberty: Statistics and a Map; (2) Appointment of QB judges to hear CoP cases in an emergency; and (3) Court of Protection User Survey (for which, see Court of Protection page).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 12, August 2011). The cases referred to are: Manchester City Council v G  EWCA Civ 939, P v Independent Print Ltd  EWCA Civ 756, and WCC v GS  EWHC 2244 (COP). It also mentions several forthcoming cases: (1) W v M (minimally conscious state); (2) Cheshire v P (application of Article 5(1) to those in care homes who are subject to restraint for their own protection: to be heard by Court of Appeal); (3) Re RK (application of Article 5(1) ECHR to those between 16 and 18: being appealed to Court of Appeal); (4) MIG and MEG (Article 5: possibly to be considered by Supreme Court); (5) Re P (circumstances under which bodily samples including DNA may be taken from P for purposes of determining the parentage of any person); (6) Re P (circumstances in which, and the powers under which, hospitals may detain those without the relevant capacity pending the making of applications for their admission under the Mental Health Act 1983). See Forthcoming judgments.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 13, September 2011). The cases referred to are: R (O) v LB Hammersmith and Fulham  EWCA Civ 925 and Re M; W v M  EWHC 2443 (COP).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 14, October-November 2011). The cases referred to are: Re S; D v R (the deputy of S)  EWHC 3748 (COP), Sharma v Hunters  EWHC 2546 (COP), Re GM; FP v GM and A Health Board  EWHC 2778 (COP), LG v DK  EWHC 2453 (COP), A Local Authority v DL  EWHC 2675 (Fam), R (Sessay) v South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust  EWHC 2617 (QB), DN v Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust  UKUT 327 (AAC). Also mentioned is the Law Commission report on kidnapping, which includes a discussion of Re HM; PM v KH  EWHC 870 (Fam).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 15, November 2011). The case mentioned in this special issue is Cheshire West and Chester Council v P  EWCA Civ 1257.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 16, December 2011). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re RK; RK v BCC  EWCA Civ 1305, Cheshire West and Chester Council v P  EWCA Civ 1333, Re RB (Adult); A London Borough v RB (Adult) (No 4)  EWHC 3017 (Fam), Re FL; HN v FL and Hampshire CC  EWHC 2894 (COP), R v Heaney  EWCA Crim 2682, Re HM; SM v HM (2011) COP 11875043 4/11/11, De Louville De Toucy v Bonhams 1793 Ltd  EWHC 3809 (Ch). Also included are: (1) the Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2011 (authorised court officers); (2) minor amendments to Practice Directions 10A, 14B and 19A (contact details); (3) Statistics on permission applications; (4) comment on the Cheshire judgment by a BIA.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 17, January 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re RK; RK v BCC  EWCA Civ 1305, SSJ v RB  EWCA Civ 1608, Re AB; AB v LCC (A Local Authority)  EWHC 3151 (COP), Re C; C v Blackburn and Darwen Borough Council  EWHC 3321 (COP), Cardiff Council v Peggy Ross (2011) COP 28/10/11 12063905, Re HM; SM v HM (2011) COP 11875043 4/11/11, Re VW; NK v VW (2011) COP 27/10/10 11744555, LB Tower Hamlets v BB  EWHC 2853 (Fam), Re AH; AH v Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust  EWHC 276 (COP), Re Steven Neary; LB Hillingdon v Steven Neary  EWHC 3522 (COP).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 18, February 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re H; A Local Authority v H  EWHC 49 (COP),  MHLO 3, Re M  EWHC 3590 (COP), Re JDS; Kevin Smyth v JDS (2012) COP 19334473 19/1/12,  MHLO 4, Stanev v Bulgaria 36760/06  ECHR 46,  MHLO 1, DM v Doncaster MBC  EWHC 3652 (Admin), Re AH (Costs); AH v Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust  EWHC 3524 (COP), SBC v PBA and Others  EWHC 2580 (Fam). Also included is news that the Official Solicitor is currently unable to accept invitations to act except in (a) serious medical treatment cases, and (b) s21A appeals which are not brought by the relevant person's representative.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 19, March 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re L; K v LBX  EWCA Civ 79,  MHLO 7, Wychavon District Council v EM (HB)  UKUT 12 (AAC),  MHLO 5, Crawford v Suffolk MH Partnership NHS Trust  EWCA Civ 138, R (Broadway Care Centre Ltd) v Caerphilly County Borough Council  EWHC 37 (Admin),  MHLO 26, Wirral MBC v Salisbury Independent Living Ltd  EWCA Civ 84,  MHLO 27.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 20, April 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Austin v UK 39692/09  ECHR 459,  MHLO 22, DD v Lithuania 13469/06  ECHR 254,  MHLO 29, DL v A Local Authority  EWCA Civ 253,  MHLO 32, Long v Rodman  EWHC 347 (Ch),  MHLO 12, ZH v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis  EWHC 604 (QB),  MHLO 25, Seaton v Seddon  EWHC 735 (Ch),  MHLO 28, Coombs v Dorset NHS PCT  EWHC 521 (QB),  MHLO 13. Also mentioned are: CQC report on DOLS; Listing Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding cases; COP Cases Online.
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39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 21, May 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: B v B  EWHC 543 (Fam) — LB Haringey v FG (No. 1)  EWHC 3932 (COP) — LB Haringey v FG (No. 2)  EWHC 3933 (COP) — Dunhill v Burgin  EWCA Civ 397,  MHLO 33 — Re JC; D v JC  MHLO 35 (COP) — Re D; An NHS Trust v D  EWHC 885 (COP),  MHLO 47 — Re D (Official Solicitor's costs); An NHS Trust v D  EWHC 886 (COP),  MHLO 48 — Verlander v Rahman  EWHC 1026 (QB),  MHLO 49.
Simon Edwards, 'Capacity and tenancies/licences' (39 Essex Street, 19/4/12).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 22, June 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re HA  EWHC 1068 (COP),  MHLO 67 — Re G  EWCA Civ 431,  MHLO 52 — Re DS; A Local Authority v DS  EWHC 1442 (Fam),  MHLO 68 — Sedge v Prime  MHLO 66 (QB).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 23, July 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: X Primary Care Trust v XB  EWHC 1390 (Fam),  MHLO 54 — Re E (Medical treatment: Anorexia)  EWHC 1639 (COP),  MHLO 55 — Re BS; SC v BS  MHLO 78 (COP) — R (KM) v Cambridgeshire CC  UKSC 23,  MHLO 57 — HSE Ireland v SF (A Minor)  EWHC 1640 (Fam),  MHLO 69 — LGO decision: Dorothy 10 013 715  MHLO 198 — LGO decision: Jones 10 010 739  MHLO 199.
Simon Edwards, 'Options for a local authority for the management of P’s finances' (39 Essex Street COP Note, June 2012).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 24, August 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Munjaz v UK 2913/06  MHLO 79 (ECHR) — XCC v AA  EWHC 2183 (COP),  MHLO 80 — Re SK  EWHC 1990 (COP),  MHLO 98 — NHS Trust v Baby X  EWHC 2188 (Fam),  MHLO 99 — Re T (Children)  UKSC 36,  MHLO 100 — LGO decision: Kent County Council 11 001 504  MHLO 101 — LGO decision: Kent County Council 10 012 742  MHLO 102 — Re Steven Neary; LB Hillingdon v Steven Neary  MHLO 71 (COP).
Simon Edwards, 'The Court of Protection and Personal Injury Claims' (39 Essex Street COP Note, 1/8/12).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 28, December 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re CP; WBC v CP  EWHC 1944 (COP),  MHLO 144 — Re Harcourt  MHLO 74 (LPA), R v Ligaya Nursing  EWCA Crim 2521,  MHLO 134 — Dunhill v Burgin  EWHC 3163 (QB),  MHLO 115 — Re X & Y (Children)  EWCA Civ 1500 — Sykora v Czech Republic 23419/07  ECHR 1960. Further information is given on the following subjects: (1) Debt relief orders; (2) Transfer of supervisory body responsibilities from PCTs to Local Authorities; (3) Regulatory review; (4) Home care and Human Rights; (5) CQC, 'The state of health care and adult social care in England: An overview of key themes in care in 2011/12' (November 2012); (6) ECtHR Guide to Article 5; (7) 'Tying ourselves into (Gordian) knots' article.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 29, January 2013). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re L; The NHS Trust v L  EWHC 2741 (COP),  MHLO 159 — J Council v GU  EWHC 3531 (COP),  MHLO 137 — In the matter of A (a child)  UKSC 60 — R (ET) v (1) Islington LBC (2) Essex CC  EWHC 3228 (Admin) — R (Chatting) v Viridian Housing  EWHC 3595 (Admin),  MHLO 177 — R (Cornwall Council) v SoS for Health & Ors  EWHC 3739 (Admin) — Neon Roberts — An NHS Trust v DJ  EWHC 3524 (COP),  MHLO 138. The following decisions are currently under appeal: ZH v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis  EWHC 604 (QB),  MHLO 25 — CYC v PC and NC  MHLO 103 (COP) — A, B and C v X, Y and Z  EWHC 2400 (COP),  MHLO 112 — Dunhill v Burgin  EWCA Civ 397,  MHLO 33 and Dunhill v Burgin  EWHC 3163 (QB),  MHLO 115.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 30, February 2013). The cases mentioned in this issue are: WCC v AB  MHLO 168 (COP) — Re Buckley  MHLO 13 (LPA) — A Local Health Board v J  MHLO 158 (COP) — Re AW (Permanent Vegetative State); The NHS Trust v AW  EWHC 78 (COP),  MHLO 3 — Durham County Council v Dunn  EWCA Civ 1654,  MHLO 169 — Lashin v Russia 33117/02  ECHR 63,  MHLO 14 — Mihailovs v Latvia 35939/10  ECHR 65,  MHLO 15. There is also information under the following headings: (a) OPG Consultation Response; (b) CQC Report: Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2011/2.
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 31, March 2013). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v David James  EWCA Civ 65,  MHLO 17 — A Local Authority v K  EWHC 242 (COP),  MHLO 11 — A PCT v LDV  EWHC 272 (Fam),  MHLO 6 — ZH v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis  EWCA Civ 69,  MHLO 9 — A Local Authority v K  EWHC 242 (COP),  MHLO 11 — R (Children's Rights Alliance for England) v SSJ  EWCA Civ 34,  MHLO 16. There is also information under the following headings: (a) Recent practice points from the Family Division; (b) Guidance upon Civil Legal Aid subsequent to 1/4/13; (c) DoH Fifth Annual Report on IMCA services; (d) Third Annual Report on the UK’s National Preventative Mechanism; (e) Disabled persons and sexual surrogates; (f) The CoP for litigants in person; (g) The CoP's work over the past four years.
Official Solicitor, 'Note on accepting instructions in health and welfare proceedings' (25/2/13).
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 33, May 2013). The cases mentioned in this issue are: PC and NC v City of York Council  EWCA Civ 478 — Baker Tilley (A Firm) v Makar  EWHC 759 (QB),  MHLO 33 — A County Council v E  EWHC 4161 (COP),  MHLO 176 — Day & others v Royal College of Music & Harris  EWCA Civ 191 — Re GM: MJ and JM v The Public Guardian  MHLO 44 (COP) — NT v FS  EWHC 684 (COP),  MHLO 18 — DO v LBH  EWHC 4044 (Admin),  MHLO 165 — ET, BT and CT v Islington LBC  EWCA Civ 323. There is also information under the following headings: (a) Managing a bank or building society account on behalf of someone else; (b) Care Quality Commission - Annual DOLS Report; (c) Court of Protection Practitioners Association - London meeting.
39 Essex Street, 'Mental Capacity Law Newsletter' (issue 36, August 2013). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Y County Council v ZZ  EWHC B34 (COP),  MHLO 179 (COP) — Sandwell MBC v RG  EWHC 2373 (COP),  MHLO 55 — Lorraine Studholm Feltham v Freer Bouskell  EWHC 1952 (Ch)Not on Bailii — Ali v Caton & Anor  EWHC 1730 (QB) — Harrison v South Tyneside Council HM Land Registry Adjudicator Decision Ref/2012/886 — Jeffery & Anor v Jeffery  EWHC 1942 (Ch) — JMcA’s Application  NIQB 77. There is also information under the following headings: (a) The Official Solicitor is on the move; (b) EU Fundamental Rights Agency Report on Capacity; (c) Update on House of Lords Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005; (d) Draft Guidance on Publication of Judgments; (e) Law Commission Discussion Paper on Insanity and Automatism in criminal law; (f) Irish Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill; (g) Mark Neary’s blog.
39 Essex Street, 'Mental Capacity Law Newsletter' (issue 37, September 2013). The cases mentioned in this issue are: An NHS Trust v L  EWHC 4313 (Fam),  MHLO 180 (COP) — R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice  EWCA Civ 961,  MHLO 65 — An NHS Trust v DE  EWHC 2562 (Fam),  MHLO 78 (COP) — An NHS Trust v Dr A  EWHC 2442 (COP),  MHLO 69 — AM v SLAM NHS Foundation Trust  UKUT 365 (AAC),  MHLO 80 — Re Boff COP case 12338771 — Re Goodwin (an order of the Senior Judge made on 17 June 2013) — Re Joan Treadwell (Deceased); OPG v Colin Lutz  EWHC 2409 (COP),  MHLO 57 — Re RGS (No 2) COP case 11831647 — Re JK COP case 1185523T — A Local Authority v WMA  EWHC 2580 (COP),  MHLO 79 — A Local Authority v HS COP case COP1201711T — Surrey County Council v M  EWHC 2400 (Fam) — Pearce v Beverley (2013) EW Misc 10 (CC),  MHLO 77 — R (D) v Worcestershire County Council  EWHC 2490 (Admin) — MA v Cyprus  ECHR 717. There is also information under the following headings: (a) Update on House of Lords Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005; (b) Health Select Committee recommends urgent review of implementation of DOLS regime; (c) Health Select Committee recommends urgent review of implementation of DOLS regime; (d) Using a lawyer as you get older: Ten top tips.
39 Essex Street, 'Mental Capacity Law Newsletter' (issue 40, December 2013)†. The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re M (Best Interests: Deprivation of Liberty)  EWHC 3456 (COP),  MHLO 97 — A Local Authority v SY  EWHC 3485 (COP),  MHLO 96 — YLA v PM  EWHC 3622 (Fam),  MHLO 114 — Re P (A Child) (2013) EW Misc 20 (CC),  MHLO 103 — Re AA  EWHC 4378 (COP),  MHLO 182 — R v Farooqi  EWCA Crim 1649,  MHLO 108 — Cuthbertson v Rasouli (2013) SCC 53,  MHLO 109 — Kirklees MBC 11 004 229  MHLO 122 (LGO/PHSO). There is also information under the following headings: (a) Lay deputies facing custodial sentence after conviction for theft from compensation fund; (b) Transparency in the Court of Protection; (c) New COP3 published; (d) Costs in s.21A applications round 2; (e) Department of Health response to post-legislative scrutiny of MHA 2007; (f) AM - a BIA/AMHP responds; (g) New Mental Health Tribunal Practice Direction directs specific consideration of whether MCA would be less restrictive; (h) Dementia-friendly financial services charter; (i) Intervention Order integral to successful settlement of Scottish criminal injuries compensation claim after 24 years; (j) Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland recruiting new Chief Executive; (k) Mini call for evidence.
Ian Hunt, 'Adding a Bayes Leaf to the Law' (1/3/14).† Commentary on Mostyn J's approach to assessing and combining probabilities in Re D (a Child): A Local Authority v B and C  EWHC 121 (Fam).
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