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Capacity: Open justice?
In the conclusion to a two-part analysis, Debbie Stringer discusses the more paternalistic approach that may be taken by the courts when considering a child’s capacity ‘Doctors and hospitals do not have, nor can they obtain, parental responsibility – it is for the court to determine whether or not treatment, and what sort of treatment, …
Cases Referenced
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- A (A Child) [2014] EWHC 1445 (Fam)
- Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [1985] UKHL 7
- Re A (conjoined twins) [2000] EWCA Civ 254
- Re A (Medical Treatment: Male Sterilisation) [2000] 1 FLR 549
- Re Ashya King (A Child) [2014] EWHC 2964
- X (a child) [2014] EWHC 1871 (Fam)