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A recent decision is a useful reminder of the distinction between public law decisions and best interests decisions (the Court of Protection having jurisdiction over the former but not the latter) and the way in which, in practice, public law decisions may limit significantly the best interests decisions that can sensibly be made, writes the CoP team at 39 Essex Chambers.
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The UK Coronavirus regulations contain legal powers to control a public health crisis. David Lawson looks at the key elements.
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The Court of Appeal last month rejected a challenge to reorganisation plans by two clinical commissioning groups in the North East. 39 Essex Chambers explains why.
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David Lawson considers the law and practice of quarantine – of individuals, of groups and of places, of the unwell and of the healthy.