Court imposes restricted social media usage for disabled consumer

This unique case from the UK brings to light the fine balance courts have to maintain between a disabled consumer’s rights and his or her need for ‘protection’ from engaging in risky behaviour. This is never more so than when the consumer is assessed as lacking capacity, which, in this legal sense, means a person does not have the intellectual and/or cognitive ability to consider and fully understand the consequences of their actions or behaviours.

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