The judgement in the case of Stephen Neary was published yesterday. I  held off commenting about the case when it first hit the press because sometimes I feel there is a lack of detail and an overwhelming presence of misunderstanding in relation to reporting about the Court of Protection and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards [...]

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Posted 10 Jun 2011 7:05 AM by Fighting Monsters | Report Abuse

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