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GMC child protection guidance now in effect

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 5 2012

We reported on the GMC Guidance on protecting children and young people in our August Health Legal Update which came into effect on 3 September 2012

Criminal Records Bureau and vetting and barring scheme scaled back

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 15 2012

A series of significant changes made to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (SVGA 2006) by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 came into effect on 10 September 2012

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

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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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

Court of Appeal gives guidance for court applications relating to vulnerable people who have capacity

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 21 2012

In the case of DL v A Local Authority & Ors (2012), the Court of Appeal was faced with an appeal from D, a man with two elderly parents, H and W

Official solicitor acceptance of appointment as litigation friend

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 12 2012

The official solicitor has issued a note to explain his position when invited to act as litigation friend in Court of Protection healthcare and welfare cases

RK - another deprivation of liberty case

Mills & Reeve LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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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

Family justice review

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 7 2011

On 3 November 2011, the long-awaited Family Justice Review was published

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

The family courts: media access and reporting guidance published

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 8 2011

The issue of family justice and the reporting of cases has been an area of real tension

Mother withdraws ‘best interests’ application to have daughter sterilised

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 6 2011

In this case a mother was seeking a declaration allowing her 21-year-old daughter who had “significant learning difficulties” to be sterilised

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