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Emma Sutton successfully acts for the applicant in mental capacity case Re ND

9th October 2020


ND (Court of Protection: Costs and Declarations) [2020] EWCOP 42

In a very interesting case, the Court of Protection made declarations under section 15(1)(c) MCA 2005 based on significant failings of a Local Authority to discharge its statutory obligations to the subject of proceedings. Costs were also awarded. Emma Sutton represented ND, by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor, instructed by Yvonne Chapman of Cartwright King Solicitors.


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