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An aide memoire for a balancing act? Critiquing the ‘balance sheet’ approach to best interests decision-making

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The balance sheet is commonly used as a deliberative approach to decide best interests in Court of Protection cases in England and Wales, since Thorpe LJ in Re A (Male Sterilisation) described the balance sheet as a tool to enable judges and best interests decision-makers to quantify, compare, and calculate the different options at play. Recent judgments have critically reflected on the substance and practical function of the balance sheet approach, highlighting the practical stakes of its im...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/medlaw/fwaa027

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
Sub department:
Population Health
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-5603-6200
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
Medical Law Review More from this journal
Volume:
28
Issue:
4
Pages:
753–780
Publication date:
2020-10-22
Acceptance date:
2020-07-19
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EISSN:
1464-3790
ISSN:
0967-0742
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1128396
Local pid:
pubs:1128396
Deposit date:
2020-08-26

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