Get information and support Free legal guides and template letters SEN and disability law SEN and disability case law Case summaries Young people and mental capacity Buckinghamshire CC v SJ [2016] UKUT 0254 (AAC): Where a young person has the mental capacity to make decisions relating to the appeal, they must bring the appeal themselves (although their parents can help them). Where the young person does not have the capacity to do so, an ‘alternative person’ (usually their parent) will be the person bringing the appeal. Manage Cookie Preferences