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Duty to consult relative

GP v Derby City Council (2012) EWHC 1451 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 58 Rachel Turner represented GP in a successful application for a writ of habeas corpus. GP claimed that he had been unlawfully detained when the approved mental health professional ...

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28.05.2012

Drug and alcohol misusing families

London’s Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) has a new approach to family cases where drug abuse is a central issue. The scheme aims to assist drug and alcohol misusing families navigate the family justice system. Miles & Partners’ David ...

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14.03.2012

Miles & Partners secures top accolade from national Law Society

Miles & Partners LLP has secured the national Law Society’s law management quality mark, Lexcel. Lexcel is developed specifically for the legal profession. It is an optional, recognised accreditation scheme for law firms and in-house legal departments which gives assurance ...

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22.02.2012

Inside a secret world

The new Court of Protection was set up in 2007 to take important decisions for those who lack the capacity to do so for themselves. These issues include where the patient should live, who should manage their finances and what ...

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26.01.2012

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The economic case for what seems uneconomic

An article by David Jockleson Someone coming new to family proceedings especially with a business background might be appalled at what he or she sees. Why do cases tale so long? Why is there so much paper, so much duplication? ...

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14.12.2011

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Deprivation of liberty after unlawful detainment

Milton Keynes Council v RR & Ors [2014] EWCOP B19 Rachel Turner represented RR, an 81 year old woman with vascular dementia, in a Court of Protection case concerning her removal from home to residential accommodation. After a number of ...

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29.11.2011

Tower Hamlets domestic violence ‘One Stop Shop’

Miles and Partners LLP are pleased to be taking part in the launch of a new initiative to combat domestic violence – Tower Hamlets Domestic Violence One Stop Shop. From Monday 28th November residents of Tower Hamlets affected by domestic ...

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21.11.2011

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Local Authority successfully challenged

Miles & Partners Associate Floyd Porter recently acted for Norman Davies before the Court of Protection in the matter of the County Council of the City and Council of Cardiff and Peggy Elizabeth Ross (by her litigation friend the Official ...

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18.11.2011

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Mental abuse to count as domestic violence

In answer to a question from David Jockelson of Miles and Partners LLP at today’s Legal Aid Practitioner’s Group annual conference Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly confirmed that the MOJ intends to allow Judges discretion to count mental abuse as domestic ...

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07.10.2011