Cases Articles

In Hillingdon v YD, the Court of Protection upheld CANH for a patient with a prolonged disorder of consciousness, finding that his spiritual convictions and close family testimony carried decisive weight in determining his best interests.

The High Court case of Mahtani v Mahtani highlights significant issues of non-disclosure and non-engagement in divorce proceedings. With claims involving millions, Mr Mahtani’s failure to participate led the court to draw adverse inferences, awarding Mrs Mahtani £13.9 million. This pivotal case underscores the importance of fairness and judicial discretion in financial settlements.

A story of hope. Representing a father in care proceedings where the court was asked to consider whether his child should live with him or be adopted. This is not an everyday care case.

British woman maintains marriage with prominent Indonesian businessman after GN Law was successful in getting the UK High Court to refuse to recognise a divorce obtained by deception in Indonesia

Cerise White takes a look at the important decision of Mr Justice Hayden in the case of SS v LB Richmond on Thames and SWL CCG where an application to vaccinate an incapacitated adult against COVID-19 was refused.

Katarzyna Podkowik considers the recent case of Devon Partnership NHS Trust v SSHSC which considered how assessments under the Mental Health Act should be conducted.

DP v London Borough of Hillingdon [2020] has substantial implications on the use of interim declarations in s21A proceedings in the Court of Protection.

Alcohol and Capacity: When drinking to excess is merely an unwise decision and whether you have the capacity to make decisions about your care and residence.

Andrew Guile and Kris Gledhill look at how Hammerton v UK promted a change in the law.

Honnie Raju considers recent developments where a person or their family is seeking the withdrawal of life sustaining treatment.

GN Law client awarded damages by the European Court of Human Rights for breaches of Articles 6 & 13.

Following the widespread coverage of the Supreme Court decision in Wyatt and Vince, many people, both practitioners and clients alike, have been left with questions about the impact of the case on matrimonial financial proceedings.

On 29 January 2015, the Department of Health published a report on what progress has been made against tackling abuse of the vulnerable and elderly following the horrendous situation uncovered at Winterbourne View care home in 2012. The question is, has any real progress been made?

Social care provision and the European Convention of Human Rights…..

This is yet another case that continues a worrying trend of the courts allowing the police to keep data.