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 the key note speech by Sir James Munby, President of the Court of Protection, and a range of other exciting speakers (and me!). Details and how to register can be […]
Monthly archives for April, 2015
Mental Capacity Act Steering Group do...
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 of the Group for MCA documents, and the roles and responsibilities of the Steering Group partners. These documents reflect the high level ambitions of the Steering Group established in October […]
Voting, mental health and mental capa...
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 Know your Rights campaign launched by CNWL, which includes a film designed to increase awareness of voting rights of mental health patients; (2) the excellent post by Lucy Series (from […]
Deprivation of Liberty Guidance now o...
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 guidance was commissioned by the Department of Health and aims to help solicitors and frontline health and social care professionals identify when a deprivation of liberty may be occurring in […]
‘Baby Bournewood’?
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 under 16. Summary D, the child at the centre of the proceedings, was 15, with a number of difficulties including ADHD, Asperger’s and Tourette’s. He was informally admitted to hospital […]
April Mental Capacity Law Newsletters...
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, deprivation of liberty at home, the 7th IMCA report and an important ECtHR ruling on the acid test; In the Property and Affairs Newsletter: an important decision on the interaction […]
A new Journal – papers please (...
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 of the late lamented Journal of Mental Health Law, this new Journal is an international peer reviewed open access journal devoted to the intersection between law, mental health and mental […]
International Protection of Adults &#...
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 I have been working on for several years with Richard Frimston, Adrian Ward and Claire van Overdijk, has now finally been published by OUP. The introduction is available here, and a paper summarising […]
ADASS DoLS form guidance
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 should be doing so shortly here. In the interim, and with thanks to Lorraine Currie, I’ve posted it here.
