High Court ruling on end of life case for an infant *

United Kingdom - September 17 2012
Mr Justice Hedley recently heard the matter of NHS Trust v Baby X and others and handed down judgment on 30 July 2012.

Co-authors: Helen Burnell.

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Permission granted for appeal against decision that patient wasn’t deprived of his liberty *

United Kingdom - August 7 2012
Readers who work within the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) jurisdiction under the Mental Capacity Act will be aware of the significant judgment handed down from the Court of Appeal last year of Cheshire West and Chester Council v P and the Mills & Reeve briefing on the case.

Co-authors: Helen Burnell.

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The Information Commissioner is consulting on an anonymisation code of practice *

United Kingdom - July 11 2012
The draft code sets out best practice for annoymising information and conducting a risk assessment of identification.

Co-authors: Stuart Knowles.

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Big fine for council over misdirected vulnerable children’s data *

United Kingdom - July 11 2012
Another lesson, if one was needed, for all in the healthcare sector who handle sensitive personal data.

Co-authors: Stuart Knowles.

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Court confirms limits to responsibilities of Approved Mental Health Practitioners (AMHPs) *

United Kingdom - June 13 2012
In DD v (1) Durham County Council (2) Middleborough City Council [2012], a patient sought permission to bring proceedings against two local authorities for false imprisonment and breaches of his human rights.

Co-authors: Jill Mason.

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