The 39 Essex Chambers inherent jurisdiction guidance note has been updated to take account of the continuing stream of (frequently inconsistent) case-law in this area. … Read More ›
Month: February 2020
A reminder of this debate which is being held by the Court of Protection Bar Association on Wednesday 4 March at 5:oo pm at Doughty … Read More ›
BASW Cymru have launched a survey regarding DoLS practice and the forthcoming Liberty Protection Safeguards. It is intended for completion by Social Workers as well … Read More ›
The correct application of the presumption of capacity in s.1(2) MCA is a perennially difficult question. On the one hand, we have the situation of … Read More ›
Following the recent – deeply troubling – case involving Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust, Hayden J has had to grapple with a further case … Read More ›
Further to the judgment in Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Anor v H [2020] EWCOP 5, discussed here, it has become clear that the … Read More ›
Registration for the 10th Essex Autonomy Project Summer School is now open. The EAP Summer School is an annual 3 day event, held each July … Read More ›
The Tribunal Procedure Committee has opened a consultation, closing on 7 April, on extending the window within which the Mental Health Tribunal (in England) can list … Read More ›
Welcome to the February 2020 Mental Capacity Report, which is, even by our standards, a bumper one. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, … Read More ›
In QJ v A Local Authority Hayden J was considering the situation of an 87 year old man with vascular dementia challenging a DoLS authorisation … Read More ›