Please all rush at once to register for the Mental Health Lawyers Association 2nd annual COP Conference, to be held on 3… Read more
Month: April 2015
Mental Capacity Act Steering Group documents
With thanks to Niall Fry of DH, you can find here the system statement of ambition for the Mental Capacity… Read more
Voting, mental health and mental capacity
A short topical post to add to the mix in the seemingly endless General Election campaign to draw your attention… Read more
Deprivation of Liberty Guidance now out!
The guidance on deprivation of liberty which I have been working with Neil Allen, Sophy Miles, Paula Scully and Beverley Taylor has now been… Read more
‘Baby Bournewood’?
In D (A Child) (Deprivation of Liberty) [2015] EWHC 922 (Fam), Keehan J has considered the question of the application of… Read more
April Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out
Highlights this month include: In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: ‘baby Bournewood?’, an update on the long-awaited… Read more
A new Journal – papers please (and access to a rich archive)
I’m delighted to announce that the International Journal of Mental Health and Mental Capacity Law is now open for business. … Read more
International Protection of Adults – the book is finally out
For all those with an interest in cross-border and comparative capacity issues, I’m delighted to announce that The International Protection… Read more
ADASS DoLS form guidance
The DoLS Forms Guidance to accompany the ADASS revised forms is now ready; it has yet to make its appearance… Read more