Case Law

Best interests and abortion: An NHS Trust v CS [2016]

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Introduction

By Emma Sutton, barrister, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers The Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies in England and Wales, and therefore this case will be relevant for practitioners in both countries. Case summary The case involved an application to the Court of Protection by an NHS trust in respect of a young woman referred to as “CS”, […]

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