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Family Proceedings Rules 2010

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 7 2011

The Family Procedure Rules 2010 are in force from 6 April 2011

Court of Protection refuses to authorise withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration from a patient in a minimally conscious state

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 3 2011

On 28 September 2011 the Court of Protection handed down their judgment in the case of W (by her litigation friend, B) v M (by her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) and S and A NHS Primary Care Trust

RK - another deprivation of liberty case

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 5 2011

The Court of Appeal handed down judgment on 30 November 2011 in relation to RK, a disabled child accommodated in a care home by the local authority

RB and Lancashire Care Foundation Trust

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 17 2012

This Court of Appeal decision, handed down on 20 December 20111, relates to the Secretary of State’s appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal to order (pursuant to section 73 Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) the conditional discharge of patient RB into the community to reside in a care home, despite the conditions amounting to a deprivation of liberty

Increase in general damages: Court of Appeal provides clarification

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • October 15 2012

In last month’s Health Legal Update, reference was made to the case of Simmons v Castle, where the Court of Appeal took the opportunity to confirm an increase in general damages of 10 per cent, effective from April 2013

Level of care for prisoners

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • March 8 2013

On 8 February 2013, the Divisional Court handed down judgment in the case of R (on the application of Hall) v University College Hospitals NHS

Nicklinson and AM High Court decision on euthanasia and assisted suicide cases

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 17 2012

The High Court handed down judgment on 16 August 2012 in relation to the highly publicised cases of Tony Nicklinson and “Martin” (his real identify has been anonymised