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Month: June 2015


Event in Parliament on Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States

Posted on 25 June 2015

Following up the publication of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)’s excellent Note on Vegetative and Minimally Conscious… Read more

Posted in Conferences     Tags: advance care planning, medical treatment     Leave a comment     


Addressing the Conundrum: the MCA or the MHA?

Posted on 20 June 2015 Updated on 21 June 2015

The wilds of Schedule 1A to the MCA 2005 are explored in this article to which I contributed under the lead… Read more

Posted in Miscellaneous     Tags: deprivation of liberty, Mental Health Act 1983     3 Comments     


Deprivation of liberty developments

Posted on 18 June 2015

The guidance note previously prepared by the editors of the Mental Capacity Law Newsletters has now been updated to take… Read more

Posted in Newsletters     Tags: Court of Protection practice and procedure, deprivation of liberty     Leave a comment     


Re X – the Court of Appeal pronounces

Posted on 16 June 2015

A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site for those of you after clarity as to what the Court… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Deprivation of liberty     Tags: capacity, Court of Protection practice and procedure, deprivation of liberty     7 Comments     


Rethinking Deprivation of Liberty in a Health and Social Care Context

Posted on 12 June 2015 Updated on 15 June 2015

I am really delighted to be able to announce details of a major conference on deprivation of liberty on 30… Read more

Posted in Conferences, Miscellaneous     Tags: Conferences, deprivation of liberty     Leave a comment     


MHLA Conference 3 July – full programme now announced

Posted on 10 June 2015

  The full programme has now been announced for the MHLA’s second annual COP conference on 3 July, as follows. 09:00-09:30 … Read more

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June Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out

Posted on 8 June 2015

Welcome to the June 2015 Newsletters, available here. Highlights include: 1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter:… Read more

Posted in Newsletters     Tags: Newsletter     Leave a comment     


Stress testing Schedule 3: cross border placements and the Court of Protection

Posted on 3 June 2015

A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site where I discuss the important decision of Baker J handed down… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Cross-border     Tags: cross-border, deprivation of liberty     Leave a comment     


Singapore, the MCAs and undue influence

Posted on 1 June 2015 Updated on 23 September 2019

The Court of Appeal in Singapore in Re BKR [2015] SGCA 26 has handed down a decision that exemplifies the… Read more

Posted in Capacity, Case comments, Cross-border     Tags: capacity, cross-border, CRPD     2 Comments     


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  • NHS commissioning. NHS England, 'Who Pays? Determining which NHS commissioner is responsible for commissioning healthcare services and making payments to providers' (v4, July 2025)
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  • T111. Form T111: Referral to First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) (09.25)
  • Job advert. DAC Beachcroft, Bristol - Court of Protection solicitor/associate (listed until 31 January 2026).
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  • Case (Suicide of detained patient). Saranveer Sihota: Chesterfield Borough Council (PFD report, 23 October 2025)
  • Tribunal victims guidance. Practice Guidance on procedure for handling representations from victims in the mental health jurisdiction of the HESC chamber (Practice guidance no 2 of 2025, 27 May 2025)
  • Overseas witnesses and observers. HESC, 'Taking oral evidence from abroad and representatives and observers appearing from abroad' (Presidential Guidance Note No 1 of 2022, September 2022)
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