The LA sought to protect an elderly couple, one without capacity from their adult son who was said to be bullying them. The court was faced with questions as to its continued inherent jurisdiction to act in a situation not covered by the 2005 Act.
Held: The court’s inherent jurisdictions survived the Act.
Judges:
Maurice Kay, McFarlane, Davis LJJ
Citations:
[2012] EWCA Civ 253, [2012] WLR(D) 101, [2012] 3 All ER 1064, [2012] LGR 757, [2012] Fam Law 1454, (2012) 15 CCL Rep 267, [2012] 3 WLR 1439, [2012] WTLR 1713, (2012) 127 BMLR 24, [2013] 2 FLR 511, [2012] 3 FCR 200, [2013] Fam 1, [2012] BLGR 757, [2012] CPLR 504
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Health, Local Government
Updated: 09 June 2022; Ref: scu.452364
