AVS v A NHS Foundation Trust [2010] EWHC 2746 (COP)

At a directions appointment, a stage of ‘the utmost importance’, the Court of Protection has to identify the issue to be determined, decide upon the evidence required to resolve the issue and examine the evidence in light of the COPR 2007, the overriding objective and the duty under ECHR Article 6 to legislate for a fair hearing.