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The Supreme Court have confirmed the restrictions of the First-tier Tribunal’s powers

Conroys Solicitors LLP is very pleased to announce that Elizabeth Conroy and Ben Conroy have both been appointed as an Accredited Legal Representative (‘ALR’) in the Court of Protection.

On 10 October each year, the World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day.

Following new legal aid contracts Cornwall is left without any housing legal aid.

The Supreme Court has today given judgment that in cases of prolonged disorder of consciousness, CANH can be withdrawn without seeking the court’s approval in cases where there is agreement as to what is in the person’s best interests, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 has been followed and the relevant guidance has been observed.

The Court of Appeal has ruled that social care organisations, including many charities will not have to pay hundreds of millions of pounds of back payments to sleep-in care workers.

There is a growing awareness of the possibility that someone might have fluctuating capacity to make certain decisions. But are the systems we have in place equipped to deal with those people?

Care and Treatment Reviews (CTRs) were developed to improve the care of people with learning disabilities, autism, or both in England with the aim of reducing admissions and unnecessarily lengthy stays in hospitals and reducing health inequalities. People and their families who could benefit from and are entitled to CTRs need to know they can ask for one if they need one.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (known as the LGO) has found against a Council who used an outdated matrix tool to calculate the costs for a support plan for a young man with complex needs.

A Court of Protection judge has given permission for doctors to take blood samples from the former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, who both remain in a coma, so that tests can be carried out by chemical weapons experts.