Not a news item, this time, but a big ‘thank you’ to all those who have subscribed to the 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Newsletter (now available in a shiny new Mental Capacity Law Resources area on the Chambers website) in record numbers this month, taking its readership to over 3,000. Please keep the comments and news […]
Monthly archives for February, 2015
Bostridge and nominal damages –...
The Court of Appeal has today – 10 February – dismissed the appeal in the case of Bostridge v Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, confirming ([2015] EWCA Civ 79) that the principles set down in the immigration detention context in Lumba v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2011] UKSC 12 (Lumba) and Kambadzi v Secretary […]
February Mental Capacity Law Newslet...
The February 2015 Newsletters are now out, revamped to reflect the fact that Thirty Nine Essex Street is now 39 Essex Chambers. The launch of the new Chambers website has allowed us to bring together all our mental capacity resources in one place. There is also a new Twitter Feed for this section of the site, which will be ‘Tweeting’ all […]
Breaking news: Rochdale appeal allowe...
In what may count as a rare bit of good news in the battle for clarity as to exactly what constitutes a deprivation of liberty[1], the appeal in Rochdale MBC v KW [2014] EWCOP 45 – listed to be heard on 4 or 5 February – has been allowed by consent. It is unfortunate, perhaps, that […]
