In Re Y [2018] UKSC 46, the Supreme Court has given the definitive answer to a question that has been becoming increasingly pressing – when … Read More ›
Month: July 2018
The independent review of the Mental Health Act published its interim report in May, which set out its priority themes for further work. The review … Read More ›
“[The Law Commission] is made up of lawyers, so they prefer law but there are other ways of doing things.” In a perhaps telling phrase, … Read More ›
Acting considerably more quickly than many had expected to give effect to its commitment to legislate to act upon Law Commission’s Mental Capacity and Deprivation … Read More ›
The 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Reports will be circulated to those on the distribution list shortly (to join, see here). For those who cannot … Read More ›
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill has been published. More detail and commentary will follow in the 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report next week, but … Read More ›