I reproduce below a message from the National Mental Capacity Forum Executive Committee Dear Friends of the National Mental Capacity Forum, We are pleased to … Read More ›
Month: March 2020
The Vice-President, Hayden J, has issued on 31 March detailed guidance about remote access to the Court of Protection, including a detailed protocol for remote … Read More ›
A very useful briefing document by Sophie Stammers and Lisa Bortolotti from the University of Birmingham has been published on this subject, summarising recent research … Read More ›
The National Mental Capacity Forum will hold the first of three online meetings to discuss the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting, in the form … Read More ›
Further guidance (earlier guidance can be found here) has been issued on 24 March, to the effect that no hearings which require people to attend are … Read More ›
The Vice-President has issued further guidance on 23 March in relation to the Court of Protection and COVID-19. This follows on the earlier guidance discussed … Read More ›
The 39 Essex Chambers March 2020 Mental Capacity Reports will shortly be winging their way into subscribers’ inboxes. Highlights this month include: (1) In the … Read More ›
New guidelines from the Royal College of Physicians and endorsed or supported by a further 15 health bodies offer updated guidance on the diagnosis, assessment, … Read More ›
Possibly as a result of lessons learned in relation to the case of Mrs H, the same NHS Trust has brought a further application in … Read More ›