[Update 3 July 2020 – with the coming into force on 4 July of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) (England) Regulations 2020, the position … Read More ›
Month: May 2020
In this shedinar, I talk to Julian Sheather, special adviser in ethics and human rights to the British Medical Association. Amongst other topics we look … Read More ›
The DHSC’s emergency MCA/DoLS guidance has been updated today (29 May). Most importantly, additional guidance has been published, addressing a number of key points … Read More ›
The slides from the Court of Protection Bar Association Webinar on “MCA decision making in the time of COVID-19 for those in care homes and … Read More ›
The latest ‘in conversation from the shed’ is with the psychiatrist, Dr Gareth Owen, in which we discuss what makes some capacity assessments complex, some … Read More ›
[Warning: this post contains a legal analysis of the question whether a person can be said to have capacity to take their own life, and … Read More ›
Senior Judge Hilder and the Operations Manager of the Court of Protection have provided an update on the court’s performance and activities during the COVID-19 … Read More ›
The Court of Protection Bar Association is holding a webinar at 17:00 on 28 May 2020 on this topic, chaired by the Vice-President of the Court of … Read More ›
A reminder that the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 comes fully into force in England today, 20 May. The equivalent in Wales (The Human … Read More ›
NHSE-I published on 19 May updated guidance on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the use of the Mental Health Act (MHA) and … Read More ›