10 June 2022 Priya Vaidya 2365 Case Updates Re Q [2022] EWCOP 6 by Priya Vaidya The case: A 50-year-old woman with a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa. She recognised that she had this condition and had struggled, unsuccessfully, to combat it for over a decade. Q also has a diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder, recurrent depression, a background of severe trauma and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Declarations were sought which, logically, required to be placed in the following order: a) a declaration as to whether Q lacked the capacity to litigate; b) a declaration as to whether Q had the capacity to take decisions relating to her treatment for hypokalaemia; c) a declaration as to whether an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT), made by Q on 14th October 2020, was valid or whether at the time of creating the document, Q lacked capacity. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Related articles Podcast Episode 28: Reflections on the EWI Conference 2026 Evie Toombes v Dr Mitchell [2021] EWHC 3234 (QB): Key Lessons for Expert Witnesses Across All Disciplines Regal BA Limited v Jun Zhang [2026] EWHC 1446 (Ch) Lessons for Expert Witnesses from O'Neill v Scottish Ambulance Service Board: Independence, Expertise and the Boundaries of Expert Opinion in Remote Clinical Triage Do not leave it until cross-examination to reveal your true opinion Switch article White, R. (on the application of) v Police Medical Appeal Board [2022] EWHC 385 (Admin) Previous Article Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v Bary [2022] EWHC 405 (QB) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.