KD and Another v London Borough of Havering: CoP 19 Oct 2009

The court may determine a case summarily of its own motion, but their power ‘must be exercised appropriately and with a modicum of restraint’.

Judges:

Horowitz QC

Citations:

(2009) 12 CCL Rep 671, [2010] Fam Law 244, [2010] WTLR 69, [2009] EW Misc 7 (EWCOP), [2010] 1 FLR 1393

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Mental Capacity Act 2005

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Cited – N v ACCG and Others SC 22-Mar-2017
The local authority and a young man’s parents disputed his continued care, he having substantial incapacities. The parents wanted assistance caring for him on visits home. The LA declined to fund that support. The LA now argued that the CoP had not . .
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Updated: 25 July 2022; Ref: scu.406661