Re B [2019] EWCOP 3
June 17, 2019
Simon Garlick acted as junior counsel in successfully appealing the decision of Cobb J in Re B [2019] EWCOP 3 that B has capacity to make decisions about where to live, and in successfully resisting the cross appeals of the Official Solicitor relating to Cobb J’s decisions that B lacks capacity to consent to sexual relations and to take decisions about accessing social media. A summary of the case can be found here and the Court of Appeal’s judgment here.
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