Please all rush at once to register for the Mental Health Lawyers Association 2nd annual COP Conference, to be held on 3 July 2015 in London, with … Read More ›
Month: April 2015
With thanks to Niall Fry of DH, you can find here the system statement of ambition for the Mental Capacity Act Steering Group, the expectations … Read More ›
A short topical post to add to the mix in the seemingly endless General Election campaign to draw your attention to two things: (1) the … Read More ›
The guidance on deprivation of liberty which I have been working with Neil Allen, Sophy Miles, Paula Scully and Beverley Taylor has now been published by the Law Society. The … Read More ›
In D (A Child) (Deprivation of Liberty) [2015] EWHC 922 (Fam), Keehan J has considered the question of the application of the ‘acid test’ to those … Read More ›
Highlights this month include: In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: ‘baby Bournewood?’, an update on the long-awaited Guidance on Deprivation of Liberty, … Read More ›
I’m delighted to announce that the International Journal of Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law is now open for business. Rising phoenix-like from the ashes … Read More ›
For all those with an interest in cross-border and comparative capacity issues, I’m delighted to announce that The International Protection of Adults, the book that … Read More ›
The DoLS Forms Guidance to accompany the ADASS revised forms is now ready; it has yet to make its appearance on the ADASS website, but … Read More ›