The Law Commission has published today (13 July) a major consultation on the potential for reforms to the law of wills in England and Wales. The detailed and comprehensive report can be found here, along with a summary and some useful infographics, and the consultation period runs until 10 November. The Law Commission particularly […]
Monthly archives for July, 2017
July Mental Capacity Reports now out
Welcome to the July 2017 Mental Capacity Reports. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: important decisions grappling with the meaning of best interests in the contexts of religious practices and delusional beliefs, and (finally) detailed statistics about s.21A/Re X cases; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: […]
Deprivation of Liberty: Towards the L...
A reminder of the conference being held a week on Friday in London that I am chairing looking both at where we might be going on the mental capacity reform project, and what we can, and, should, be doing in the interim. A wide range of really excellent speakers (and me) will consider, amongst other matters: […]
Joint Committee on Human Rights ̵...
The JCHR is recruiting for a new Senior Legal Advisor, with a closing date of 9th July. This post is the senior legal adviser to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, responsible for the provision of specialist legal advice on human rights law and practice, including scrutinising Bills, draft Bills and other policy proposals for their […]
