Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection
This paper argues that, properly analysed, the common law and the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’) march hand in hand with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (‘MCA 2005’) so as to impose a set of requirements on litigation friends acting for the subject of applications of pro...
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| author | Ruck Keene, Alex Bartlett, Peter Allen, Neil |
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| description | This paper argues that, properly analysed, the common law and the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’) march hand in hand with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (‘MCA 2005’) so as to impose a set of requirements on litigation friends acting for the subject of applications of proceedings before the Court of Protection (‘P’) which are very different to those currently understood by practitioners and the judiciary. The authors examine critically current practice and procedures and provide a set of proposals for reforms. |
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| spelling | nottingham-336252020-05-04T18:24:48Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33625/ Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection Ruck Keene, Alex Bartlett, Peter Allen, Neil This paper argues that, properly analysed, the common law and the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’) march hand in hand with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (‘MCA 2005’) so as to impose a set of requirements on litigation friends acting for the subject of applications of proceedings before the Court of Protection (‘P’) which are very different to those currently understood by practitioners and the judiciary. The authors examine critically current practice and procedures and provide a set of proposals for reforms. Oxford University Press 2016-12-22 Article PeerReviewed Ruck Keene, Alex, Bartlett, Peter and Allen, Neil (2016) Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection. Medical Law Review, 24 (3). pp. 333-359. ISSN 1464-3790 Best interests; Capacity; Court of Protection; Legal representation; Litigation friends https://academic.oup.com/medlaw/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/medlaw/fww016 doi:10.1093/medlaw/fww016 doi:10.1093/medlaw/fww016 |
| spellingShingle | Best interests; Capacity; Court of Protection; Legal representation; Litigation friends Ruck Keene, Alex Bartlett, Peter Allen, Neil Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection |
| title | Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection |
| title_full | Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection |
| title_fullStr | Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection |
| title_short | Litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'P' before the Court of Protection |
| title_sort | litigation friends or foes?: representation of 'p' before the court of protection |
| topic | Best interests; Capacity; Court of Protection; Legal representation; Litigation friends |
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