10 June 2022 Priya Vaidya 894 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 05. Rules and Regulations10. Report Writing Related articles The dangers of a considerable burden of expert work Preliminary (pre-report) experts’ meetings Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd v Khan & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 531 Pfizer Inc v Uniqure Biopharma BV [2024] EWHC 2672 (Pat) How not to use AI in expert evidence 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.