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…
Rachel Eastham9th November 2020
The Care Campaign for the Vulnerable recently shared a case study in relation to a married couple, Christine and Peter, who have been married for…
Rachel Eastham26th August 2020
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…
Rachel Eastham26th August 2020
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…
Rachel Eastham17th July 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…
Rachel Eastham1st July 2020
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.…
Rachel Eastham30th June 2020
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…
Rachel Eastham17th June 2020
Southerns are delighted to announce the following Judicial Appointments for Neil Cronin: The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, has appointed Neil as a Deputy…
Rachel Eastham2nd June 2020
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…
Rachel Eastham28th April 2020
