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Court Of Protection: Hard choices
Zahra Kanani looks at the lessons to be learned from NHS Foundation Trust v Mrs X [2014], which marks a shift in the court’s attitude to ‘the right to life’ ‘The decision-maker must look at the welfare of the individual concerned in the widest sense; the decision-maker should take into account not just medical factors …
Cases Referenced
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- A NHS Foundation Trust v Ms X [2014] EWCOP 35
- Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v James [2013] UKSC 67
- Airedale NHS Trust v Bland [1993] AC 789