June 2017 – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

The MCA – big issues for the next 10 years

[In case of any wider interest, I reproduce below the text of a talk I gave today at the 10th birthday party we held for … Read More ›

Guest post and event: Mediating conflict between health professionals, patients and families: It’s all about the human stuff.

[I reproduce here (with permission) a post which originally appeared on the Intensive Care Society Blog written by Sarah Barclay, Founder/Director, The Medical Mediation Foundation, highlighting … Read More ›

Best interests, Case comments

Treading carefully: best interests and religious practices

In Re IH (Observance of Muslim Practice) [2017] EWCOP 9, Cobb J had to decide two questions in relation to a 39 year old Muslim … Read More ›

Legislative developments

Transparency Update and changes to SMT approach

The Transparency Pilot approach and that previously provided for in Serious Medical Treatment cases has now been merged (in fact, the merging took place in March … Read More ›

Mental Health Lawyers Association CoP Conference 30 June

A reminder that there are still some places available for the MHLA’s Annual CoP conference to be held on 30 June in London, including a … Read More ›

ERC VOICES upcoming events

The marvellous VOICES Project has announced two further events. SEMINAR ON CONSENT TO SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 6th September 2017 Institute for … Read More ›

Research of interest

International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law – call for papers

The editors and publisher of the International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law (ISSN: 2056-3922) are making a call for papers. The Journal is … Read More ›

Conferences, Newsletters

June Mental Capacity Law Reports – and MCA birthday party

The June 2017 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: standing in … Read More ›

Legislative developments

Election Corner – guest post

[By way of a sneak preview of the next Mental Capacity Report to be published shortly, I reproduce here as a guest post an article … Read More ›

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill – Government memorandum on human rights issues
October 29, 2018
A government memorandum dated 4 July for the JCHR has just been published on issues in relation to the Mental …Read More »
GMC consent guidance consultation
October 26, 2018
The GMC is consulting on revised consent guidance, which outlines what doctors should consider when discussing treatment and care with patients. According to …Read More »
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill – the Joint Committee on Human Rights reports
October 26, 2018
[The joint (Commons and Lords) Committee on Human Rights published on 26 October its report on the MCAB. It repays …Read More »
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill – highlights from final day of Lords Committee stage
October 23, 2018
The third and final day of Committee stage before the House of Lords took place yesterday, 22 October. The transcript …Read More »
39 Essex Chambers October Mental Capacity Report
October 17, 2018
This will shortly be circulated to those on the mailing list but by way of preview, highlights this month include: (1) …Read More »

Publication: HL Bill 117-R(f) Amendments for Report November 13, 2018
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 117-R(f) Amendments for Report
Publication: HL Bill 117-R(e) Amendments for Report November 12, 2018
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 117-R(e) Amendments for Report
Publication: HL Bill 117-R(c) Amendments for Report November 9, 2018
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 117-R(c) Amendments for Report
Publication: HL Bill 117-R(c) Amendments for Report November 7, 2018
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 117-R(c) Amendments for Report
Sitting: 27/11/2018 November 7, 2018
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL]: House of Lords Report stage

IJMHCL issue 5. [2018] IJMHCL pages 1-77
— The fifth issue of the International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law (volume 24) contains the following: (1) Editorial (Daniel Wang, Alex Ruck Keene, Ruth Fletcher, Catherine Penny, Richard Ashcroft); (2) Letters to the Editor: (a) Rejoinder (Response to article by Christopher Maylea and Christopher Ryan) (Matthew Carroll); (b) Response to Carroll, President […]
IJMHCL issue 4. [2017] IJMHCL pages 84-149
— The fourth issue of the International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law (volume 23) contains the following: (1) Editorial (Jill Stavert); (2) Decision-making capacity and the Victorian Mental Health Tribunal Christopher Maylea, Christopher James Ryan); (3) What makes a 'good' conference from a service user perspective? (Sarah Gordon, Kris Gledhill); (4) Why futile […]
Medical treatment case. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust v JF [2018] EWCOP 32
— "... N suffered a cardiac arrest in the taxi as she was arriving at Leeds General Infirmary and as a result for some 20 minutes or so ceased breathing and suffered a severe hypoxic injury. In consequence she has suffered a very significant and severe brain injury. The position now and since then has […]
Legislation. Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018
— Preamble: "An Act to make provision about the oversight and management of the appropriate use of force in relation to people in mental health units; to make provision about the use of body cameras by police officers in the course of duties in relation to people in mental health units; and for connected purposes." […]
Event. Edge Training: AMHP Conference - London, 7/12/18
— This one-day conference explores issues relevant to AMHP practice. The conference can contribute towards the statutory requirement of 18 hours relevant training for AMHPs each year. Speakers: David Carson (A principled and practical means of tackling The Risk Problem); Simon Foster (Case law update); Louise Blakeney (Exploring Service User experiences of MHA assessments - […]

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