Abstract The role of the coroner has evolved since the office was formally established in 1194, from being a form of medieval tax gatherer to an independent judicial office holder…
Abstract Psychiatrists called upon to provide expert reports to regulatory bodies will in most cases be required to assist the regulator where there are concerns as to the practitioner’s fitness…
Abstract Here, along with consideration of expert psychiatric evidence in cases of disputes between employers and employees and in pension cases, we deal with its relevance to disability discrimination in…
Abstract The majority of requests for reports in immigration and asylum cases arise in the asylum context. However, issues of mental health will frequently come up in human rights applications…
Abstract There is … no canon of construction which presumes that Parliament intended that people should, against their will, be subjected to treatment which others, however professionally competent, perceive, however…
Abstract Since 2000, several jurisdictions have codified a considerable amount of case law relating to capacity, but interpretation of the statutory law is informed by the earlier case law and…
Abstract In England and Wales, public law proceedings, sometimes also known as care proceedings, usually involve an application by a local authority to take a child or children temporarily or…
Abstract In England and Wales, there is a three-year limitation period in most personal injury actions. In some HCA cases, and in professional negligence cases, it is six years. This…
Abstract In a criminal case, the defence, the prosecution or the court may instruct you. You may be asked to assess an accused, a complainant or another witness or a…
Abstract The purpose of the report is to communicate your opinion so as to assist the court as to the matters in issue and enable it to do justice. Consider…
