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Applications Relating to Medical Treatment – Guidance from the Vice-President of the Court of Protection

Applications Relating to Medical Treatment: Guidance Authorised by Justice Hayden, Vice President of the Court of Protection [2020] EWCOP 2  This article originally appeared in Issue 5 (May 2020). On 17 January 2020 the Vice President of the Court of Protection authorised the promulgation of guidance about when those involved…
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A Tribute to Sir John Laws

This article originally appeared in a Covid-19 Special Issue (April 2020). As we in the legal profession struggle and strive to keep pace with all the legal developments and practical guidance being issued in response to Covid-19, it is vital not to lose sight of the tragic human cost it…
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Interpretation of the Abortion Act 1967

R (On the Application of British Pregnancy Advisory Service) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2019] EWHC 1397 (Admin)  This article originally appeared in Issue 2 (July 2019). The court considered the meaning of the phrase "the pregnancy has not exceeded its twenty-fourth week" in section 1(1)(a)…
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Bespoke Life Expectancy Evidence

Dodds v Arif & Anor [2019] EWHC 1512 (QB)  This article originally appeared in Issue 2 (July 2019). The court refused a Defendant’s application at a CMC to admit evidence from an expert specifically in the field of life-expectancy statistics and calculations. It provided guidance as the types of cases…
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