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19 September 2014
Issue: 7622 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Mental health

Re X and others (deprivation of liberty) [2014] EWCOP 25, [2014] All ER (D) 43 (Aug)

Following the Supreme Court decision in Surrey County Council v P and others [2014] All ER (D) 185 (Mar), a concern arose following the judgment around the practical and procedural implications for the Court of Protection of what had been agreed would be the large increase in its case-load of, deprivation of liberty cases which would follow in consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision. In order to address the increase, the Court of Protection devised a standardised, and so far as possible “streamlined”, process, compatible with all the requirements of Art 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea

Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew

Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth

Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions

NEWS
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
Artificial intelligence, proportionality and public decision-making are under increasing judicial scrutiny, according to the latest public law round-up from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Families relying on informal agreements over property ownership could face costly consequences if disputes arise, the High Court has warned
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