The Scottish Government is setting up a review to consider whether the provisions of the Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 fulfil the … Read More ›
Month: September 2017
Once again we are all indebted to Cardiff Law School for further research about the use of the Court of Protection in welfare cases. … Read More ›
District Judge Bellamy has very recently (20 September) added to the small but important body of case-law concerning Rule 3A in the context of so-called … Read More ›
Introduction In M v A Hospital [2017] EWCOP 19 Peter Jackson J (giving one of his last judgments before his elevation to the Court of Appeal) … Read More ›
The ERC VOICES project final workshop, to be held on 22 November at NUI in Galway, will draw together the four core themes of the … Read More ›
The third issue (in its new guise) of the IJMHCL is now out, highlights including: Emma Cave, Jacinta OA Tan: Severe and Enduring Anorexia Nervosa … Read More ›
Peter Jackson J has just (20 Sept) handed down this important judgment making clear his view that there is no legal obligation to bring cases … Read More ›
The next Court of Protection Court User Meeting (open to the public) is to be held on Wednesday 11 October at 14:00 in Court 23, … Read More ›
As the law relating to welfare issues increasingly diverges in Wales (see, for instance, the different approaches to safeguarding taken in the Care Act 2014 … Read More ›
The Mental Capacity Law Reports are now back after their summer break. This month’s highlights are: 1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty … Read More ›