[The 3rd LPS implementation newsletter was published on 30 November. I reproduce the material parts of the text below; to… Read more
Month: November 2020
November Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough
The November 2020 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
More for the files on (ir)relevant information for important decisions
In Local Authority v GP (Capacity – Care, Support and Education) [2020] EWCOP 56 HHJ Dodd helpfully turned the eye… Read more
The habitual residence checklist (and an observation about necessity)
In The Health Service Executive of Ireland v IM & Anor [2020] EWCOP 51, Knowles J has given a helpful… Read more
Reporting upon capacity for the court (and more broadly) – what (not) to do
The decision in AMDC v AG & Anor [2020] EWCOP 58 serves as an important reminder of how demanding the… Read more
In conversation with the editors of Law and Ethics in Intensive Care (2nd edition)
This “in conversation with” is, in part, shameless self-promotion, to mark the publication of the second edition of Law and… Read more
For how long does a Court of Protection judgment remain binding?
In An NHS Trust v AF & Anor [2020] EWCOP 55, Poole J has answered an important question that has… Read more
LPS update – goodbye care home managers (and hello some ideas about draft regulations)
In the minutes of the LPS Steering Group meeting held on 13 October 2020, published as part of the new… Read more
A critical friend perspective on the MCA – and the consequences of standing in the shoes of P: in conversation with Scott Kim
In this “in conversation with” the psychiatrist and bioethicist Dr Scott Kim, Scott gives a ‘critical friend’ perspective from the… Read more
Metacognition, insight and mental capacity
In this “in conversation with” Dr Steve Fleming, a cognitive neuroscientist and psychologist, we dig into the concept of metacognition… Read more