‘The police watchdog has been threatened with legal action for refusing to investigate whether the conduct of officers who restrained a man for a significant period of time committed a criminal offence or that their behaviour amounts to misconduct.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘What happens, if someone lacks capacity under the Mental Capacity Act, and their family for whatever reason objects to the Covid vaccine? Amelia Walker discusses three recent cases with Rosalind English.’
Law Pod UK, 27th April 2021
Source: audioboom.com
‘Proceedings commenced initially by the father (“F”) in respect of his daughter, a young woman aged 20 (named “Lilia” in the judgment), who had attempted suicide. Very sadly, this had resulted in a catastrophic brain injury leading to a prolonged disorder of consciousness, from which she had not emerged and remained in a vegetative state.’
Mills & Reeve, 14th April 2021
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘A Family Court judge has issued a ruling on whether, within public law proceedings, there was any obligation on a local authority to assess members of the biological/birth family of the mother of the subject infant child, where the mother herself was adopted as a child and raised by adoptive parents.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th April 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Dozens of asylum seekers have been moved to Napier Barracks despite concerns from health officials and government watchdogs about its suitability and an ongoing court case into the legality of such housing. Charities and lawyers are concerned that vulnerable people are being wrongly placed in the army camp in Kent, after it emerged one man with severe mental health problems was almost moved to the site “in error”.’
The Independent, 10th April 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Lawyer wellbeing is “a cause for global concern”, with levels of wellbeing below the average in every part of the globe, the first survey of its kind has found.’
Legal Futures, 8th April 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A teenage refugee killed himself after the serious nature of his mental illness was not recognised, a coroner has concluded.’
The Guardian, 7th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Nine months after the outgoing and talented nurse started dating Peter Yeung, she was dead. Her story highlights a shockingly common but overlooked cause of death among women.’
The Guardian, 24th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of women being detained under Section 2 rose by more than 25% in some areas of England, according to exclusive new FOI data.’
Each Other, 17th March 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Mrs E was aged 80 and lived in a care home. She had diagnoses of dementia and schizophrenia.’
Garden Court Chambers, 26th February 2021
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A mental health patient was pushed to the floor as hospital staff used “disproportionate and unauthorised techniques”, health inspectors said.’
BBC News, 5th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Sussex killer who bludgeoned a lover to death with a hammer has lost an appeal against a murder conviction.’
BBC News, 4th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who “roamed around” a beauty spot looking for someone to kill has been found guilty of a walker’s murder.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The family of a man who starved to death after his benefits were stopped has lost a High Court challenge against the government.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A discharge care plan approach (DCPA) written by the London Borough of Islington and North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) was unlawful on nine points, the High Court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th February 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for five years for killing his wife during the first coronavirus lockdown in March.’
BBC News, 18th February 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ms Taylor was the secure tenant of Slough Borough Council. She had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in late 2011.’
Garden Court Chambers, 17th February 2021
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
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