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"Is the Wisdom of a Person's Decision Relevant to Their Capacity to Make That Decision?"    

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Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
"Supporting Decision-Making of Adults with Cognitive Disabilities: The Role of Law Reform Agencies"	(2018) 61 International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 64	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry		circa 2018
"Medical Evidence of Capacity in a Legal Setting: To What Extent Do Courts and Tribunals Make Their Own Decisions?"	(2018) 25 Journal of Law and Medicine 572	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2018	Legal Online
PBU and NJE v Mental Health Tribunal	(2018) 56 VR 141		Australia - Victoria	circa 2018	LexisNexis AU
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v BF	[2016] EWCOP 26	England and Wales Court of Protection	United Kingdom - England and Wales	18 May 2016	BAILII
"What Are "Best Interests"? A Critical Evaluation of "Best Interests" Decision-Making in Clinical Practice"	(2016) 24 (2) Medical Law Review 176	Medical Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2016	HeinOnline / Westlaw
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v C	[2015] EWCOP 80	England and Wales Court of Protection	United Kingdom - England and Wales	30 Nov 2015	BAILII
"A realistic approach to assessing mental health laws ’ compliance with the UNCRPD"	(2015) 40 International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 70	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry		circa 2015
"Against a singular understanding of legal capacity: Criminal responsibility and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities"	(2015) 40 International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 6	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry		circa 2015
Re JS	[2014] NSWSC 302	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	4 Mar 2014	AustLII
"Legislating Personhood: Realising the Right to Support in Exercising Legal Capacity"	(2014) 10 International Journal of Law in Context 81	International Journal of Law in Context	United Kingdom	circa 2014	Cambridge
"Evaluation of Legal Capacity by Doctors and Lawyers: The Need for Collaborative Assessment"	(2014) 201 (8) Medical Journal of Australia 483	Medical Journal of Australia	Australia	circa 2014
Heart of England NHS Trust v JB	[2014] EWHC 342	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2014	BAILII
Sargent v Brangwin	[2013] QSC 306	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	13 Nov 2013	AustLII
York City Council v C	[2013] EWCA Civ 478; [2014] Fam 10; [2014] 2 WLR 1	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	1 May 2013	BAILII
York City Council v C	[2013] EWCA Civ 478; [2014] Fam 10; [2014] 2 WLR 1	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	1 May 2013	BAILII
[2013] 3 FCR 384	[2013] 3 FCR 384	Federal Court of Australia	Australia	circa 2013	Legal Online / Westlaw
"Homeward Bound or Bound for a Home? Assessing the Capacity of Dementia Patients to Make Decisions about Hospital Discharge"	(2013) 36 International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 73	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry		circa 2013
"Autonomy in the Medico-Legal Courtroom: A Principle Fit for Purpose?"	(2013) 22 Medical Law Review 48	Medical Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2013	HeinOnline / Westlaw
"Mental capacity in the shadow of suicide: What can the law do?"	(2013) 9 International Journal of Law in Context 87	International Journal of Law in Context	United Kingdom	circa 2013	Cambridge
"Can Procedural and Substantive Elements of Decision-Making be Reconciled in Assessments of Mental Capacity"	(2013) 9 International Journal of Law in Context 71	International Journal of Law in Context	United Kingdom	circa 2013	Cambridge
"The United Nations on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Mental Health law"	(2012) 75 (5) Modern Law Review 752	Modern Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2012	HeinOnline
Brightwater Care Group (Inc) v Rossiter	[2009] WASC 229; (2009) 40 WAR 84; 2 ACJ 3	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	20 Aug 2009	AustLII
Hunter and New England Area Health Service v A	[2009] NSWSC 761; (2009) 74 NSWLR 88	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Aug 2009	AustLII
R v Cooper (Gary Anthony)	[2009] UKHL 42; [2009] 4 All ER 1033; [2009] 1 WLR 1786; [2009] All ER (D) 329; [2010] 1 Cr App R 7	House of Lords	United Kingdom	30 Jul 2009	BAILII
Zorbas v Sidiropoulous (No 2)	[2009] NSWCA 197	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	10 Jul 2009	AustLII
Nicholson v Knaggs	[2009] VSC 64	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	27 Feb 2009	AustLII
"Advance Directives Refusing Treatment as an Expression of Autonomy: Do the Courts Practise What They Preach?"	(2009) 38 (4) Common Law World Review 295	Common Law World Review	United Kingdom	circa 2009	LexisNexis
Ric Developments Pty Ltd t/as Lane Cove Poolmart v Muir	[2008] NSWCA 155; (2008) 71 NSWLR 593; (2008) 6 DDCR 339	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	4 Jul 2008	AustLII
XYZ (Guardianship)	[2007] VCAT 1196	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	29 Jun 2007	AustLII
(2007) 2515 Unts 3	(2007) 2515 UNTS 3		International	circa 2007
XYZ v State Trustees Ltd	[2006] VSC 444; (2006) 25 VAR 402	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	22 Nov 2006	AustLII
Lindsay v Wood	[2006] EWHC 2895	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2006	BAILII
Re GHI (a protected person)	[2005] NSWSC 581; (2005) 221 ALR 589	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	27 Jun 2005	AustLII
(2005) 13 Medical Law Review 80	(2005) 13 Medical Law Review 80	Medical Law Review	United Kingdom	circa 2005	HeinOnline / Westlaw
"A primer on the law of competence to refuse medical treatment"	(2004) 78 Australian Law Journal 325	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 2004	Legal Online
"Mental Capacity, Legal Competence and Consent to Treatment"	(2004) 97 (9) Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 415	Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine		circa 2004
NHS Trust v t	[2004] EWHC 1279	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2004	BAILII
"Being Ms B: B, Autonomy and the Nature of Legal Regulation"	(2004) 26 Sydney Law Review 107	Sydney Law Review	Australia	circa 2004	AustLII
Starson v Swayze	[2003] 1 SCR 722; [2003] SCC 32; [2003] SCJ No 33	Supreme Court of Canada	Canada	6 Jun 2003	Supreme Court of Canada
(2003) 26 (6) International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 599	(2003) 26 (6) International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 599	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry		circa 2003
Re MM (Local Authority X v MM and KM)	[2007] EWHC 2003	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 2003	BAILII
Masterman-Lister v Brutton & Co	[2002] EWCA Civ 1889; [2003] 3 All ER 162; [2002] All ER (D) 297; [2003] 1 WLR 1511	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	19 Dec 2002	BAILII
B (adult: refusal of medical treatment), Re	[2002] EWHC 429 (Fam); [2002] EWHC 429; [2002] 2 All ER 449; [2002] All ER (D) 362	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	22 Mar 2002	BAILII
"Assessing Competence to Refuse Medical Treatment"	(2001) 174 (10) Medical Journal of Australia 522	Medical Journal of Australia	Australia	circa 2001
W (Enduring Power of Attorney), Re	[2001] Ch 609; [2001] 4 All ER 88; [2001] 2 WLR 957	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 2001	LexisNexis / Westlaw
"Mental Competence and Value: The Problem of Normativity in the Assessment of Decision-Making Capacity"	(2001) 8 (2) Psychiatry Psychology and Law 135	Psychiatry Psychology and Law	Australia	circa 2001	HeinOnline
Re Bridges	[2000] QSC 188; [2001] 1 Qd R 574	Supreme Court of Queensland	Australia - Queensland	circa 2000	AustLII
Re C (TH) and the Protected Estates Act	[1999] NSWSC 456	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	3 May 1999	AustLII
"Competency to Decide on Treatment and Research: MacArthur and Beyond"	(1999) 10 Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues 103	Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues	United States	circa 1999	HeinOnline / LexisNexis
Re MB (Medical Treatment)	[1997] 2 FLR 426		Australia	circa 1997	Legal Online / Westlaw
(1996) 2 Psychology Public Policy and Law 73	(1996) 2 Psychology Public Policy and Law 73	Psychology, Public Policy, and Law		circa 1996	LexisNexis
Re Griffith; Easter v Griffith	(1995) 217 ALR 284		Australia	circa 1995	LexisNexis AU
Re C (Adult: Refusal of Treatment)	[1994] 1 All ER 819; [1994] 1 WLR 290		United Kingdom	circa 1994	LexisNexis
T, In re (adult refusal of medical treatment)	[1992] EWCA Civ 18; [1993] Fam 95; [1992] 4 All ER 649; [1993] Fam Law 27; [1992] 3 WLR 782; [1992] 3 Med LR 306	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	30 Jul 1992	BAILII
"Competency to Consent to Treatment: The Distinction between Assent and Objection"	(1991) 28 Houston Law Review 15	Houston Law Review	United States	circa 1991	HeinOnline / LexisNexis
"On the Evaluative Nature of Competency and Capacity Judgments"	(1990) 13 (4) International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 309	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry		circa 1990
K, Re; Re f	[1988] 1 Ch 310; [1988] 1 All ER 358	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1988	LexisNexis / Westlaw
Re Beaney	[1978] 2 All ER 595		United Kingdom	circa 1978	LexisNexis
Timbury v Coffee	[1941] HCA 22; (1941) 66 CLR 277; (1941) 15 ALJR 159	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Jul 1941	AustLII
Bailey v Bailey	[1924] HCA 21; (1924) 34 CLR 558; (1924) 30 ALR 230	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	10 Jun 1924	AustLII
Banks v Goodfellow	(1870) LR 5 QB 549; [1861-73] All ER 47; 39 LJQB 237		United Kingdom	circa 1870	LexisNexis / Westlaw
Harwood v Baker	[1840] EngR 1087; (1840) 3 Moore PC 282; 13 ER 117	Privy Council	United Kingdom	circa 1840	CommonLII