The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill returned to the Lords last night (26 February). The majority of the amendments introduced by the Government in the … Read More ›
Month: February 2019
In two linked judgments, Re A (Capacity: Social Media and Internet Use: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 2 and Re B (Capacity: Social Media: Care and … Read More ›
A report has just been published by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Catalina Devandas, on ‘Ending the deprivation of liberty on … Read More ›
The supporting materials for the review of the MHA 1983 that reported in December last year have now been published. They include, in particular, the … Read More ›
After our winter break, the Reports are back. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: a personal view … Read More ›
In Fernandes de Olivera v Portugal [2019] ECHR 106, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, in a majority decision, has identified the … Read More ›