06 October 2020 Priya Vaidya 1661 Case Updates Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership v WA [2020] EWCOP 37 [2020] 7 WLUK 271 byPriya Vaidya A patient who was refusing nutrition and hydration lacked mental capacity to conduct proceedings within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 s.3(1)(c) where his traumatic past had affected him to the point that he had become fixated on the fact that the Home Office had re-assigned his date of birth, which he perceived as an assault on his identity. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Capacity casesMental Health10. Records Assessments and Site Visits Related articles Clarifying the role of validity testing in expert evidence Read between the lines, judge John Good against West Bay Insurance Plc [2025] SC AIR 70 Aspirin and haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome What caused the holidaymaker’s gastroenteritis? Switch article EWI appoints Lord Hodge as new President of the Institute Previous Article Cameron John Cleland v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 906, 2020 WL 04004410 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.