A retired nurse was arrested after she removed her 97-year-old mother from a care home before lockdown began due to a lack of face-to-face contact during…
New guidance has recently been published by the NHS to help safely discharge patients into the appropriate setting as services start up again. The document…
The full implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (the LPS) has been delayed until April 2022 after the government accepted that its planned October 2020…
The public law team at Southerns has shown true dedication and resilience throughout the covid-19 pandemic to date, building on the firm’s already well established…
The health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has overhauled the government’s previous approach to determining ordinary residence in Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) aftercare.…
Young adults with learning difficulties being kept in detention are "highly vulnerable" to abuse during the Coronavirus pandemic, a group of MPs and peers have…
Southerns are delighted to announce the following Judicial Appointments for Neil Cronin: The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, has appointed Neil as a Deputy…
Southerns Court of Protection team negotiate a swift and successful return home for their client during section 21a Court of Protection proceedings; a welcome result…