May 2015 – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Your MCA rights on (almost) one page

With thanks to Niall Fry of DH, you will find here the PDF of the MCA rights cards that DH has produced which can be ordered in … Read More ›

Miscellaneous

Precedent orders – now updated

As some will have already discovered, the COP Handbook website includes a suite of (free) precedent orders. We have recently updated a number of the precedent orders … Read More ›

Case comments, Practice and Procedure

The Court of Protection comes of age

A cross-post to the summary and comment on the extremely important Court of Appeal decision in Re MN handed down earlier today as to the … Read More ›

Not only inimical… but potentially fatal, an update
February 13, 2020
Further to the judgment in Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Anor v H [2020] EWCOP 5, discussed here, it …Read More »
Essex Autonomy Project Summer School – 10th anniversary
February 13, 2020
Registration for the 10th Essex Autonomy Project Summer School is now open. The EAP Summer School is an annual 3 …Read More »
Mental Health Tribunal rule consultation
February 12, 2020
The Tribunal Procedure Committee has opened a consultation, closing on 7 April, on extending the window within which the Mental Health …Read More »
39 Essex Chambers – February report
February 10, 2020
Welcome to the February 2020 Mental Capacity Report, which is, even by our standards, a bumper one. Highlights this month …Read More »
Refusing food, (in)capacity and coming to court
February 6, 2020
In QJ v A Local Authority Hayden J was considering the situation of an 87 year old man with vascular …Read More »

Consultation. Tribunal Procedure Committee, 'Consultation on possible amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (First-Tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008 on the timescale for listing Section 2 hearings' (from 11/2/20 to 7/4/20)
— The TPC seeks answers to the following questions: (1) Do you agree that the requirement should be that the First-tier Tribunal lists all section 2 hearings within 10 days from receipt of the application notice rather than 7 days? (2) Do you have any other comments on this proposal?
Event. MHLA: Restricted Cases (Leeds, 27/3/20)
—Learning Objectives: (1) Restricted sections and provenance; (2) Duration of restricted sections; (3) Powers of MHT; (4) Managing a restricted case - key things to consider for the MH lawyer; (5) MAPPA. Cost: £150 (members); £195 (non-members). See MHLA website for further details and booking information. Cost: £150 (members); £195 (non-members). See MHLA website for […]
Event. MHLA: Foundation course (Manchester, 1/4/20)
—"This course is aimed at new practitioners and those intending to attend the Panel course in the near future. Attendance at the Foundation course is strongly recommended in order to achieve a sound understanding of the basic principles of mental health law, practice and procedure and in order to achieve the most from the two-day […]
Event. MHLA: Panel Course (Leeds, 16/4/20 and 17/4/20)
—The Mental Health Lawyers Association is an approved provider of the two-day course which must be attended by prospective members of the Law Society’s accreditation scheme (formerly called the ‘panel’). Cost: £300 (members); £390 (non-members); £270 (group discount). See MHLA website for further details and booking information.
Event. MHLA: Legal Aid Supervision (Birmingham, 24/4/20)
—"This highly acclaimed course takes delegates through the Legal Aid Agency supervisor standards and procedures. Our expert trainers will provide guidance and advice on how to supervise effectively and in line with your contractual obligations. Whether you are an experienced supervisor looking to refresh and enhance your skills to inform effective supervision, or thinking about […]

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