06 June 2023 Priya Vaidya 1297 Case Updates North Bristol NHS Trust v R [2023] EWCOP 5 byPriya Vaidya “Capacity to consent to elective Caesarean section” The case: An application for declarations that R lacked capacity to decide whether or not her unborn baby should be delivered pre-term by elective Caesarean section and that an elective Caesarean section at 34 weeks was in her best interests. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags PsychiatryCapacityConsentCaesarean section11. Report Writing Related articles The Medical Expert in Court Andrew Lunt v BAC Impalloy Ltd [2025] EWCC 4 Investigating possible non-accidental injuries in children DHV (A Protected Party through his Litigation Friend WTX) v Motor Insurers' Bureau [2025] EWHC 2002 (KB) Loose talk, snide remarks and the expertise of general practitioners Switch article Watts v Watts [2023] EWHC 679 (Ch) Previous Article M (A Child: Leave to Oppose Adoption) [2023] EWCA Civ 404 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.