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Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults

Law and Practice in the Court of Protection and under the Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court

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Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults

Law and Practice in the Court of Protection and under the Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court

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Description

This text sets out how the law protects adults from coercive control, to give an understanding of:

1. coercive and controlling behaviour, and how adults with mental disabilities are susceptible to becoming victims;
2. cases in the Court of Protection and under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court, and the remedies available in those jurisdictions; and
3. the skillsets that lawyers should deploy when representing one of the three parties in these cases: (a) the local authority, (b) the controlling person and (c) the victim.

It covers the challenges faced, how to conduct proceedings and the available remedies.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Family Law online service.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction
2 What is Coercive Control?
3 Determining Capacity in the Court of Protection
4 Decision-making Domains
5 Coercive Control Cases in the Court of Protection
6 Principles and Procedure in the Inherent Jurisdiction
7 Coercive Control Cases in the Inherent Jurisdiction
8 Finding Facts
9 Legal Remedies
10 Representation of the Victim
11 Representation of the Local Authority / the Controlling Person
12 Conclusions

Product details

Published 01 Jan 2026
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 224
ISBN 9781526535924
Imprint Bloomsbury Professional
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Oliver Lewis

Oliver’s practice spans health care, disability an…

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