‘A Court of Protection judge has approved a trial period where a 92-year-old woman (AC) is care for in her home, in a case where the council argued that she should remain in a care home.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In 2007, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 introduced Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) which for the first time allowed a donor to appoint an attorney to make decisions both about their property and financial affairs, but also about their health and welfare.’
Legal Futures, 17th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Gross misconduct notices have been served on two police officers who used a baton, a Taser and incapacitant spray on a man in a wheelchair.’
BBC News, 4th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A health board has been fined £850,000 after a patient fell in the grounds of a hospital and died from her injuries after wandering from an unlocked ward.’
BBC News, 9th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An organised criminal gang who pretended to be police officers and preyed on elderly victims in a fraud involving more than £400,000 were jailed today (10 June 2022).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th June 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The High Court (Bean LJ and Garnham J) held in R (Gardner) v Secretary of State for Health [2022] EWHC 967 (Admin) that the Government’s March 2020 Discharge Policy and the April 2020 Admissions Guidance were unlawful to the extent that the policy set out in each document was irrational in failing to advise that where an asymptomatic patient (other than one who had tested negative) was admitted to a care home, he or she should, so far as practicable, be kept apart from other residents for 14 days.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd May 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Government has said it will not be appealing against a High Court ruling which stated its care home discharge policies were unlawful.’
The Independent, 4th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This time of year brings bad memories for families of care home residents who died in Covid’s first wave when the virus swept, mostly unchecked, through nursing homes.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A conman who posed as an antiques dealer from a Chelsea auction house to dupe elderly and vulnerable victims out of hundreds of thousands of pounds has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.’
The Independent, 31st March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who raped a 71-year-old woman in her own home has been given a 15-year sentence.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Five companies who made thousands of unwanted marketing calls to “older, vulnerable people” must pay fines totalling £405,000.’
BBC News, 16th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Predatory or forced marriages faced by individuals (usually elderly) whose mental capacity is in doubt or who are vulnerable to undue influence remain an open wound for many families.’
Family Law, 12th January 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A 75-year-old American woman who uses a Zimmer frame and is unable to digest solid food has won her appeal to remain in the UK after living here for 53 years.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Inspectors who visited Longfield residential home found dementia patients living in “undignified” and dirty conditions.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A care home firm has been fined more than £1m for corporate manslaughter after the death of a dementia patient who was put in a scalding bath.’
BBC News, 8th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In R v (1) AH Ltd and (2) Mr SJ, the appellants sought leave from the Court of Appeal to challenge the reverse evidential and legal burdens of proof to establish the “reasonably practicable” defence pursuant to s40 HSWA1974. Although permission to appeal was ultimately refused, the reasoning behind the decision is important reading for health and safety practitioners in the context of increasingly vigorous prosecutions.’
Henderson Chambers, 9th July 2021
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘A former stockbroker has been jailed for defrauding two pensioners out of nearly £34,000.’
BBC News, 15th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who karate kicked a 74-year-old fisherman into the River Mersey has been jailed for 10 weeks.’
BBC News, 10th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An error in someone’s name on a form did not invalidate a standard authorisation, the Court of Protection has decided.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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