Can impaired decision-making capacity constitute a ‘status’ for purposes of purposes of the law relating to discrimination? That was the question posed before the Upper … Read More ›
Month: May 2020
In Re SF (Injunctions) [2020] EWCOP 19, Keehan J was concerned with a young woman, SF, who had a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and … Read More ›
In VE v AO & Ors [2020] EWCOP 23, Lieven J was asked to determine whether it was in the best interests of a terminally … Read More ›
Following on from my conversation with Dr Mark Taubert about advance care planning, I have recorded a conversation with Jakki Cowley, an inspirational Independent Mental … Read More ›
As the next in the ‘shed series,’ I have recorded a short introduction to the Court of Protection: what is it, what does it do, … Read More ›
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has written to Directors of Adult Social Services (in a letter which can be shared more … Read More ›
A recorded session with Lorraine Currie, Chelle Farnan and I on remote assessments (under the umbrella of the National Mental Capacity Forum) is now available … Read More ›
Life, Death and the Journeys in between (Jakki Cowley, Empowerment Matters, 2020, paperback, £15.50). Full disclosure is required from the outset of this review: Jakki … Read More ›
In a letter from the Vice-President published today (11 May 2020), he has emphasised that “[s]triving to achieve a transparent process in the Court of … Read More ›
The palliative care consultant Dr Mark Taubert and I have recorded a two-part conversation about the interaction between law and medicine in the context of … Read More ›