10 June 2022 Priya Vaidya 2028 Case Updates North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group v E (Covid Vaccination) [2022] EWCOP 15 byPriya Vaidya The case: The North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group applied for an order that it was in the best interests of E to receive Covid-19 vaccinations. E is a man in his mid-60's who has moderate to severe learning disability which has for many years been presumed to be due to organic brain damage following the administration of the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine in infancy. There was no dispute that he lacked capacity to make decisions for himself about whether or not to receive Covid-19 vaccinations because of an impairment of, or disturbance in the function of, the mind or brain. One of his siblings, F, the second respondent, strongly opposed the application and sought to adduce the evidence of Dr Eccles. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags 06. Rules and Regulations11. Report Writing Related articles If you're wearing two hats, make sure you comply with the rules Experts and alienating behaviour: a fundamentally unsound process Qing Li & Ors v Fan Demetris Yuan & Anor [2026] EWHC 272 (Comm) Working with Expert Witnesses in Construction Civil Justice Council Consultation on Use of AI for Preparing Court Documents Switch article B (A Child), Re (Adequacy of Reasons) [2022] EWCA Civ 407 Previous Article Commscope Technologies LLC v SOLiD Technologies, Inc [2022] EWHC 769 (Pat) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.