The March 2021 Mental Capacity Report will shortly be making its way to subscribers. The walkthrough is here Highlights this… Read more
Month: March 2021
Mental Capacity Law and Policy turns seven – a trip through the archives
Searching for something on my website, I realised that it was 7 years ago this weekend (13/14 March 2014) that… Read more
Distinguishing capacity and autonomy – the criminal law perspective
R v Rebelo [2021] EWCA Crim 306 is a very unusual criminal case, posing essentially existential questions as to the… Read more
Vaccination – looking at all the relevant circumstances
Re CR. [2021] EWCOP 19, decided by HHJ Butler differed to the previous two (both decided by Hayden J) because… Read more
Human Rights in Care Homes: A Survey-Based Study
The Essex Autonomy Project wants you (if you are a professional working in or with care homes in England and… Read more
Should age matter in COVID-19 triage? A deliberative study
An article I co-wrote (the lead author being Dr Margot Kuylen), has now been published in the Journal of Medical… Read more
Supporting people who have eating and drinking difficulties: new guidance from the Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians has published (10 March 2021) a guide to practical care and clinical assistance. Its particular… Read more
Legal ice and fast-moving situations
The concept of legal ice is one that I think that I may have borrowed from somewhere (and, if so,… Read more
The Court of Protection and obstetric decisions – two contrasting stories
In two decisions which came out simultaneously, the Court of Protection had to consider how to approach obstetric decisions, in… Read more
Visiting guidance – English care homes and supported living placements
[This post has now been superseded by this one, reflecting the changes from 19 July 2021] The DHSC’s guidance for… Read more