QJ v A Local Authority [2020] EWCOP 3

Finely-balanced treatment decision (1) This s21A appeal was adjourned for medical evidence in relation to whether QJ had capacity (a) to decide on whether to receive nutrition and hydration either orally or artificially; (b) to decide more generally on medical treatment; and (c) to decide on admission to hospital. (2) On the day of the hearing QJ had for the first time indicated a willingness to be put on a drip. Even if QJ were now found to have capacity, the case should still come back before the court because: (a) it may very well be a "finely balanced" decision (and so within Practice Guidance (Court of Protection: Serious Medical Treatment) [2020] EWCOP 2); and, in any event, (b) where there is already an application in relation to the central issue the matter should only be concluded within court proceedings and not left to clinical decisions.

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This case has been summarised on page 3 of 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 101, February 2020).

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This case's neutral citation number appears in the following newsletters:

• 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 133, July 2023)

CASES DATABASE

Full judgment: BAILII

Subject(s):

• Medical treatment cases🔍

Date: 21/1/20🔍

Court: Court of Protection🔍

Judicial history:

• QJ v A Local Authority [2020] EWCOP 7
• QJ v A Local Authority [2020] EWCOP 3

Judge(s):

• Hayden🔍

Parties:

• QJ🔍
• A Local Authority🔍

Citation number(s):

• [2020] EWCOP 3^B

What links here:

• 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 101, February 2020)
• Practice Guidance (Court of Protection: Serious Medical Treatment) [2020] EWCOP 2
• QJ v A Local Authority [2020] EWCOP 7

Published: 3/7/20 13:46

Cached: 2024-04-18 18:57:06