15 December 2020 Priya Vaidya 2127 Case Updates DP v London Borough of Hillingdon [2020] EWCOP 45, 2020 WL 05819325 byPriya Vaidya The case: Mental health and mental capacity assessments were carried out on 30th August 2019 by Dr Omolade Longe. The assessment concluded that DP lacks capacity to decide whether or not to be accommodated in the care home. Dr Longe assessed DP as being able both to understand and to retain information relevant to his care and accommodation but as being unable to use/weigh the information. Dr Longe also assessed DP as being unable to communicate his decision. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Capacity cases10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Related articles Experts acting in conflict zones Previous criticism used to highlight defects in expert evidence A Day in the Life of a Learning Disability and Nursing Expert Witness Podcast Episode 23: Experts in the Courts What were the effects of repeated sexual abuse at the hands of a schoolteacher? Switch article The responsibility of experts in relation to their written evidence Previous Article Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited v Wyeth LLC [2020] EWHC 2636 (Pat), 2020 WL 06065614 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.