06 October 2020 Priya Vaidya 958 Case Updates Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership v WA [2020] EWCOP 37 [2020] 7 WLUK 271 byPriya Vaidya A patient who was refusing nutrition and hydration lacked mental capacity to conduct proceedings within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 s.3(1)(c) where his traumatic past had affected him to the point that he had become fixated on the fact that the Home Office had re-assigned his date of birth, which he perceived as an assault on his identity. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Capacity casesMental Health09. Records Assessments and Site Visits Related articles Podcast Episode 7: Review of 2024 When expert evidence falls well below the standard of a competent expert witness How not to use AI in expert evidence Litigation capacity Chifley Holdings Ltd (BVI) v The Commissioners For HMRC [2024] UKUT 301 (LC) Switch article EWI appoints Lord Hodge as new President of the Institute Previous Article Cameron John Cleland v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 906, 2020 WL 04004410 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.