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Column: SC arts board targets LGBTQ art and creates political test for art
A photo of Ed Madden. Forrest Clonts/Provided The board of the South Carolina Arts Commission made four dangerous political decisions at their Aug. 20 meeting. They singled out two gay organizations to defend their artistic merit above and beyond what was required of all other organizations. In doing so, they set a precedent by which LGBTQ-related arts must pass additional hurdles to receive funding.
Woman adopted a number of different personas
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales Court of Protection case in which the Court had to decide whether a young woman with significant mental health difficulties who was pregnant had capacity to decide whether to terminate the pregnancy In September 2025, the England and Wales Court of Protection delivered its judgment in a case in which the Court had to decide whether a 19-year-old woman who was 17 weeks pregnant had mental capacity, as defined in the Mental Capacity Act 2005...
Mother physically assaulted her baby son
Ed Madden, Bl, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the father of a young boy who had been physically assaulted by his mother in the early weeks of his life brought proceedings on his son’s behalf against two hospitals In July 2025, the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which the father of a young boy brought proceedings on his behalf against two hospitals in respect of treatment provided to him in the early weeks of his life.
GMC appealed Tribunal decision on appropriate sanction for suspended doctor
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Court allowed an appeal by the General Medical Council against a decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal imposing a period of suspension on a doctor’s registration as being unduly lenient On June 20, 2025, the England and Wales High Court allowed an appeal by the General Medical Council (‘the GMC’) under the Medical Act 1983 (‘the Act’) against a decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (‘the...
Significant risk of 'jigsaw identification' in the absence of a private hearing
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales Court of Protection case concerning privacy in which the Court dealt with the distinction between the public interest and what the public is interested in In March 2005, the Court of Protection delivered its judgment on a preliminary issue that had arisen in a case before the Court as to whether the press should be notified of the hearing, and whether a written judgment of all or part of it should be published with appropriate anonymisation...
Employer not an insurer of his employees
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which the judge referred to inconsistencies between an appellant’s version of events and what was recorded by medical professionals who treated him following an alleged injury at work In June 2025, the High Court delivered its judgment on an appeal against a decision of the Circuit Court in relation to a man’s claim for compensation for back injury, for what he alleged was an accident at work.
Parents sought declaration that their child lacked capacity to consent to HRT
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the parents of a 17-year-old child sought a declaration that she lacked capacity to consent to Hormone Replacement Therapy In June 2025, the Family Division of the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which the parents of 17-year-old BTN (‘B’) brought an application for orders under the Children Act 1989 and/or the inherent jurisdiction of the Court, seeking declarations that B lacked...
Nurse appealed striking off order
Ed Madden, Bl, looks a recent England and Wales High Court case in which a nurse appealed a decision of the Nursing and Midwifery Council to strike her name from the nursing register In June 2025, the Administrative Division of the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment on an appeal brought by a registered nurse against the decision of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (‘the Council’) to make a striking-off order; its Fitness to Practise Committee (‘the Committee’) having found...
Doctor sought an extension of time to appeal finding of misconduct
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which a medical practitioner sought an extension of time in which to lodge an appeal against a finding of misconduct by a panel of the Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal Service In May 2025, the Administrative Division of the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which a consultant gastroenterologist sought an extension of time in which to lodge an appeal against findings by a panel of the Medical...
Carer was injured while attending to vulnerable adult
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Court had to determine whether a Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims applied to a claim on behalf of a carer who suffered an injury at work In February 2025, the Senior Courts Costs Office of the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which a point of dispute served by the Defendant in November 2022 was whether the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury...
'A truly remarkable young woman'
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case which dealt with an application on behalf of a young woman that she be discharged from Wardship The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (As Amended) (‘the Act’) finally came into effect on April 26, 2023, having been first enacted as far back as 2015. The Act introduced significant reforms, including the abolition of the Wards of Court system.
Parents of young boy in intensive care hoped for a miracle
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Court had to decide whether it was in a child’s best interests to end life sustaining treatment In April 2025, the Family Division of the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment on an application by the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (‘the Trust’) for a declaration that it was no longer in the best interests of a three-year-old boy ‘MG’ to receive life sustaining treatment.
Mismatch between seriousness of allegations and time taken to investigate them
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Court examined the reasons for delays on the part of the General Medical Council in concluding an investigation into allegations made against a registered medical practitioner On January 28, 2025, the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which the General Medical Council (‘the GMC’) sought an extension of an interim order imposed by an Interim Orders Tribunal on the registration of...
Doctor appealed his erasure from medical register
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which a medical practitioner challenged a decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal directing his erasure from the medical register In January 2025, the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment on an appeal by a medical practitioner against a 2024 decision of the General Medical Council’s Medical Practitioners Tribunal (‘the MPT’) directing his erasure from the medical register.
Fundamental systems breakdown at hospital led to breach of Court orders
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which the Court dealt with the consequences of a breach of court orders by a hospital In December 2024, the High Court delivered its judgment on an application by the Mater Hospital in Dublin (‘the Mater’) for orders pursuant to the inherent jurisdiction of the Court to protect a young woman (‘the Patient’) who suffered from a serious eating disorder and was a patient at the hospital.
Tragic death of young woman in hospital led to judicial review proceedings
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which the family of a young woman who died in hospital brought an application for leave to judicially review a decision of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee of the Medical Council In n December 2024, the High Court delivered its ruling on an application for leave to judicially review a decision of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee (‘PPC’) of the Medical Council.
A finely balanced decision
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales Court of Protection case in which the Court considered whether an elderly lady in residential care who suffered from the effects of serious memory impairment had capacity to engage in sexual relationships In August 2024, the England and Wales Court of Protection delivered its judgment in a case in which the Court had to decide whether a lady in her late seventies (‘PS’) who lived in residential care, lacked capacity to make certain decisions...
A truly tragic case
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales Court of Protection case dealing with the tragic circumstances of a young man who suffered a significant hypoxic ischaemic injury having some days earlier undergone a kidney and pancreas transplant In July 2024, the England and Wales Court of Protection delivered its judgment in a case in which an integrated care board (‘ICB’) sought a declaration of lawfulness in relation to the treatment being provided to a man in his mid-thirties (‘AA’) in...
No credible innocent explanation of doctor's conduct
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the General Medical Council challenged a decision of a Medical Practitioners Tribunal that the fitness to practise of a medical practitioner was not impaired by reason of his misconduct In October 2024, the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which the General Medical Council (‘the GMC’) appealed against the decision of a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (‘the Tribunal’) that the fitness to...
Father sought Court's authorisation for son to be circumcised
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the father of a 16-month old boy in care sought the Court’s authorisation for the child to be circumcised In September 2024, the Family Division of the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which the father of ’G’, a 16-month-old boy who was subject to a care order in favour of a local authority, brought an application seeking the Court’s authorisation for the child to be circumcised.
Consultant brought Judicial Review proceedings against the HSE
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which a consultant psychiatrist brought Judicial Review proceedings against the HSE seeking a number of reliefs concerning the age at which he was obliged to retire and entitlement to pension.
Health body sought approval for dental treatment under general anaesthetic
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales Court of Protection case in which a Health Body applied to the Court for a declaration that it was lawful and in the best interest of a young woman with autism and other disabilities to undergo dental treatment under general anaesthetic.
Finding of remains prompted application for fresh inquest
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Court considered an application from a senior coroner for a fresh inquest into the death of an elderly man who went missing in 2009 and whose body was found almost four years later.
Social worker challenged extension of interim order
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which a social worker opposed an application by Social Work England for an 18-month extension of an Interim Suspension Order that had already been in place for a considerable period of time On April 12, 2024, the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment on an application by ‘Social Work England’ (‘SWE’), the regulatory body for social workers in England, for an extension of an Interim Suspension Order (ISO) made...
US Supreme Court decision on challenge to mifeprostone
Ed Madden, BL, looks at the recent US Supreme Court case in which four pro-life medical associations and several individual doctors sought to rescind FDA approval of the drug mifepristone, which is used in the termination of pregnancies In 2000, the US Food and Drug Administration (‘FDA’) approved a new drug application for mifepristone tablets (marketed under the brand name Mifeprex) for use in terminating pregnancies up to seven weeks.
Patient had irreversible brain damage
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Court was told of the tragic circumstances in which a young woman who ingested a large quantity of engine coolant died in hospital In May 2024, the Family Division of the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment on an application by a Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (‘the Trust’) for a declaration that a woman in her mid-thirties, whom the Court referred to as ‘G’, died on May 15, 2024, at 1.30pm; the...
Judge critical of HSE failure to comply with its legal obligations
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which the HSE accepted that current delays in relation to the processing of complaints relating to assessment of need under the Disability Act are unlawful In April 2024, the High Court delivered its judgment in judicial review proceedings in which both parties to the case, a child suing the HSE through his mother, sought a consent order from the Court to a settlement agreed between them intended to bring the litigation to a conclusion.
‘A particularly tragic and awful case’
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Court heard the circumstances that led to an application by a local authority in relation to the withdrawal of medical treatment for a young boy In January 2024, the Family Division of the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which a local authority brought an application in relation to the withdrawal of medical treatment and the provision of end of life care for a young boy ‘Z’.
Rugby player suffered catastrophic injury
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Court was asked to determine a preliminary issue in a case in which a player suffered a catastrophic injury in the course of a rugby match. In March 2024, the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in the trial of a preliminary issue as to liability in the case of a rugby player who suffered a catastrophic injury in the course of an amateur rugby match.
Looking for a great opportunity to make an ‘Earth Week’ difference?
A special Earth Week event to remove invasive shrubs at the Commonwealth Edison right-of-way in Prospect Heights, near the border of Wheeling, will be held on Saturday, April 20.
Clinic sought discovery of documentation from Medical Council
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which a cosmetic clinic sought discovery of documentation from the Medical Council in the course of judicial review proceedings. In February 2024, the High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which Ras Medical Ltd t/a Auralia Cosmetic Clinic (‘the Clinic’) and a director of the Clinic, Dr Ahmed Salman (Dr Salman), sought discovery from the Medical Council (‘the Council’) in the course of judicial review proceedings.
Child who sustained catastrophic brain injury would never recover
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court decision which dealt with the tragic case of a two-year-old girl who suffered a devastating brain injury in the family home and was undergoing life-sustaining treatment in hospital In February 2024, the Family Division of the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in the tragic case of a two-year-old girl who suffered a devastating brain injury, and was receiving life-sustaining treatment in the paediatric intensive...
Patient with sight loss had paranoid beliefs
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales Court of Protection case in which the Court was asked to approve arrangements for a vitrectomy for a man in his seventies who was compulsorily detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act In January 2024, the England and Wales Court of Protection delivered its judgment on an application by a Mental Health Trust and a Hospital NHS Trust for a number of declarations in respect of TTN, a man in his early seventies, who was in the care of the...
The balance of justice in cases of delay
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent case in which the High Court had to decide whether inordinate and inexcusable delay on the part of a HSE employee in pursuing a High Court action against his employer for alleged personal injuries was sufficient to have the proceedings dismissed In November 2023 the High Court delivered its judgment on an application by the Health Service Executive Dublin Mid-Leinster Region to dismiss personal injury proceedings brought by one of its employees, Eugene Pidgeon.
Social Care Trust sought Court approval for below-knee amputation on patient in care
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent Northern Ireland High Court case in which a Health and Social Care Trust sought a declaration that doctors could lawfully carry out a left below-knee amputation on a patient in their care In November 2023, the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland delivered its judgment on an application by a Health and Social Care Trust for a declaration that doctors employed by the Trust could lawfully carry out medical treatment on a patient in their care, including the...
Everybody Has a Story: Strangers thrown together by tragedy
On Dec. 12, 1985, a chartered Arrow Air aircraft en route from Cairo, Egypt, to Fort Campbell, Ky., stopped for fueling at Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. Returning from a six-month mission in the Sinai Peninsula were 248 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (the legendary “Screaming Eagles”) who had monitored Egypt and Israel’s compliance with the 1979 Camp David accords.
Mother sought to prevent baby son in care from receiving childhood vaccinations
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the mother of a baby boy who was in the care of a local authority sought an injunction preventing the authority from arranging that he receive routine childhood vaccinations In October 2023, the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment on an application brought by the mother of a nine-month-old baby boy, in the care of a local authority under an interim care order, in which she sought an injunction...
Student dispensing optician challenged Fitness to Practice result on ‘apparent’ bias
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which a registered student dispensing optician appealed a decision of a Fitness to Practise Committee of the General Optical Council that she was guilty of misconduct In August 2023, The England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which a registered student dispensing optician appealed a decision of a Fitness to Practise Committee of the General Optical Council (‘the GOC’) that she was guilty of...
Family was opposed to withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales Court of Protection case in which a hospital NHS Trust sought permission to withdraw life- sustaining treatment from a young man against the wishes of his family In August 2023, the England and Wales Court of Protection delivered its judgment in a case in which a NHS Hospital Trust sought permission to withdraw life-sustaining treatment from a man in his late twenties, referred to in the judgment as ‘X’.
Mental health nurse claimed her conviction for fraud was a miscarriage of justice
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court case in which the Court considered the effect of a conviction for fraud on a subsequent Fitness to Practise Panel hearing In May 2023, the England and Wales High Court delivered its judgment on an appeal by a mental health nurse against a decision of the Fitness to Practise Panel of the Nursing and Midwifery Council to strike her off the register.
Hampstead Theatre Autumn Season
A new season at Hampstead Theatre is upon us; eight brand new productions, three of which are world premieres, and a UK premiere, of which the organisers are very proud to present.
Appeal Court decision in risk management inquiry case
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent Court of Appeal case in which the parents of a baby girl who died in hospital shortly after her birth appealed a decision of the High Court refusing discovery of statements made by staff to a subsequent risk management inquiry In March 2023, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment on an appeal brought by the parents of a baby girl who died in hospital shortly after she was born, against the judgment of the High Court refusing their application for discovery...
Letter: Respect Federal Flag Code
The Veterans Affairs Medical Clinic in Vancouver attached a Pride flag on the same halyard (rope) as the American flag. My concern is about how and where a flag is displayed, not the celebration of Pride Month. President Joe Biden declared the month of June “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month.” The Human Rights Campaign states “we signify our pride with flags.” HRC advocates for LGBTQ+ people.
Plaintiff referred to medical expert by solicitor
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent High Court case in which the HSE contended that the Court should attach less weight to the evidence of a medical expert who was called to give evidence on behalf of a plaintiff in a personal injuries claim – because she had been referred to him directly by her solicitor, and not by her GP In March 2023, the High Court delivered its judgment in a case in which a woman who had worked as a full-time healthcare assistant at Limerick Regional Hospital claimed...
Learn about Scotland's 'rewilding' with Nature Speaks
Posted4/14/2023 10:12 AM The Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission (PH-NRC) and the Prospect Heights Public Library are co-sponsoring an entertaining and educational program by Peter Cairns, executive director of SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, via a virtual presentation from Scotland at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 20. As a renowned visionary whose inspiring earth changing project has been highlighted by National Geographic, securing Cairns to speak is a major coup for the commission and library.
Prayer of the Shy Forest by Jennifer L. Knox - Poems | Academy of American Poets
I follow Marcia Brady on Twitter: Mo McCormick, Actor/Author. She posts a video with her older brother and they dance, a fast waltz, under an oak tree with dozens of hanging pastel paper parasols. She holds his hands, looks up into his face: he watches her feet. I wish we were friends. I’d call her, Mo, too, one syllable, low: prayerful, bovine. Mo asks her brother, do you have a girlfriend yet? She leads, spins him around: I love her in a way I couldn’t back then.
Patient had a long history of self-harm Original
Ed Madden, BL, looks at an England and Wales Court of Protection case which dealt with the tragic case of a young woman with a very complex diagnosis and a long history of self-harm In October 2022, the England and Wales Court of Protection delivered its judgment on an application by two NHS trusts in respect of ‘RD’, a woman in her mid-twenties with a long history of serious self-harm.
Seriously ill man had a phobia of hospitals and invasive tests Original
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales Court of Protection case in which the Court considered whether an advance decision prohibiting any invasive test or treatment made by a seriously ill man was valid In January 2023, the England and Wales Court of Protection delivered its written judgment on an application brought by NHS Surrey Integrated Care Board (‘the ICB’) in respect of a seriously ill man, ‘JH’.
Application was made in tragic circumstances Original
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales Court of Protection case in which the parents of a critically ill young man sought a declaration that it would be lawful for a doctor to retrieve his sperm and for it to be stored both before and after his death In November 2022, the England and Wales Court of Protection delivered its judgment on an application made in tragic circumstances by the parents of a young man ‘X’ who was unconscious in the intensive care unit of King’s College...
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