Department of Health Guidance The Department of Health has this afternoon (28 March) issued guidance to health and social care organisations following the judgment in … Read More ›
Month: March 2014
A short post to note that I have, with my fellow Mental Capacity Law Newsletter editors, put together a guide for the benefit of front-line … Read More ›
Introduction I summarised yesterday the key points of the decision, and gave some initial comments. I want to return today to consider some further points … Read More ›
Introduction After a wait that – if one was being impertinent – might seem doubtfully compliant with the requirement of speed in Article 5(4) ECHR, … Read More ›
As I noted this morning, the President and Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Sir James Munby and Mr Justice Charles respectively, gave evidence to … Read More ›
The ripples still continue to spread from the House of Lords Select Committee’s report on the MCA 2005. Lord Hardie, the Chair of the Committee, … Read More ›
I am very grateful indeed to Gordon Ashton OBE, the editor of Jordans’ Court of Protection Practice, and one of the prime movers behind the … Read More ›
Simon v Byford [2014] EWCA Civ 280 Summary This is the appeal from the decision of Nicholas Strauss QC that we covered last year in … Read More ›
In this post, I seek to summarise – and where relevant – comment upon each of the Chapters in the report. This can be no … Read More ›
Summary The House of Lords Committee appointed to consider the MCA 2005 has now reported. After a mammoth evidence gathering exercise (the transcripts of the … Read More ›