Caitlín Quinn They smile, they don’t object, but they are not free to leave. In law that is not consent, it is a deprivation of liberty. However, the Supreme Court are currently deliberating on whether that smile should be enough to remove legal safeguards that protect thousands of disabled people. Last month, the Attorney General for Northern Ireland (AGNI), supported by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (SoS) asked the Court to reconsider Cheshire West- the