Council paid £60k a week for ‘wholly unsuitable’ place for vulnerable girl
Court of protection orders education secretary to explain ‘national crisis’ in secure placements for children with complex needs
August 2020
No bonanza for disabled teenagers barred from accessing child trust funds
Letters: From September young people turning 18 will start to receive payments from ‘baby bonds’ – but, writes Andrew Turner, those with mental capacity issues will be unable to take control of their money
May 2020
Dying surrounded by family 'a fundamental right' says UK judge
Court of protection ruling may have immediate effect for relatives deterred from comforting terminally ill
February 2020
Other lives
Biddy Macfarlane obituary
Other lives: First female county court registrar and master of the court of protection
January 2020
Elderly abuse suspect could be allowed to starve himself to death, judge says
Judge says there is evidence the man has mental capacity to decide to starve himself
October 2019
Woman with severe learning disabilities to have abortion, judge rules
Doctors allowed to perform termination on woman with mental age of toddler
September 2019
Doctors can perform C-section if woman loses mental capacity, judge rules
Ruling comes despite woman, who has bipolar disorder, saying she does not want procedure
October 2018
Judge criticises plan that let autistic woman have sex with strangers
Vulnerable 23-year-old ‘serially exploited’ under plan approved by court
October 2017
Daughters of brain-damaged woman win case for removal of feeding tube
Children of Mrs P have been embroiled in legal battle with patient’s sisters over the ongoing care of 72-year-old following a fall in February
Family of woman brain-damaged after fall seek removal of her feeding tube
Twelve-year-old grandson tells court of protection of his grandmother’s previously independent spirit in legal wrangle over her care
Daughter of brain-damaged woman tells court 'Mum's gone'
Family in dispute over care of woman with brain damage
NHS England to face court over patient kept alive by blood transfusions
May 2017
Mother asks court to permit doctors to cease care for ill daughter
Court of protection to consider case of woman in her 50s who has suffered from Huntington’s disease for over 20 years
January 2017
Police officer whose wife won battle over his life support dies aged 43
Paul Briggs’s wife says she is devastated by his death 18 months after his brain injury but relieved his suffering has ended
December 2016
Turn off life support for police officer, judge rules
Wife of Paul Briggs had argued for Gulf war veteran left in minimally conscious state after motorbike crash to be allowed to die
November 2016
Police officer on life support 'has shown signs of improvement'
Wife makes emotional appeal in court to end husband's life support
May 2016
Court rules surgeons can perform hysterectomy on schizophrenic woman
Judge says surgery is in best interests of woman, who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer
March 2016
Judge challenges government over legal representation for vulnerable people
Ruling will halt thousands of applications involving those with learning disabilities who need treatment involving loss of liberty
