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Abstract
In Wye Valley NHS Trust v Mr B the Court of Protection decided that it was not in the best interests of Mr B to receive amputation surgery against his will, notwithstanding that he would die without the treatment. The judge met with Mr B in person and his best interests decision placed significant weight on Mr B's wishes and feelings. This case note considers this influential case in the context of ongoing debate about the place of wishes and feelings in best interests decisions under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It considers the history of the best interests principle, its interpretation by the Supreme Court in Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v James, ongoing debates about its compatibility with Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and recent proposals by the Law Commission for statutory amendments to the Mental Capacity Act.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Published Online |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Law |
Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
ISSN: | 0026-7961 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 6 July 2017 |
Date of Acceptance: | 30 March 2016 |
Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2023 19:34 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/102153 |
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