Our guidance note has been updated to reflect the decision of the Supreme Court in JB, as well as other recent case-law. We have also taken … Read More ›
Month: November 2021
From 30 November 2021, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings) (England) Regulations 2021 require, by Regulation 3(1), most people aged 11 and above … Read More ›
The DHSC has published updated visiting home guidance (for England) with effect from 25 November 2021, which I have summarised here.
The Court of Appeal has made some very important observations about the role of judicial visits in Court of Protection cases. In Re AH (Serious … Read More ›
Re ZK (No 2) [2021] EWCOP 61 is the sequel to one reported upon earlier here, and contains some important observations in relation to assessment of … Read More ›
The Supreme Court has for the first time looked in detail at what it means to have or lack capacity to make a decision, and … Read More ›
Not just those within Ireland, but also those interested from other jurisdictions, in seeing how a hugely important law reform in this area is being … Read More ›
The November 2021 Mental Capacity Reports is about to hit subscribers‘ inboxes. Highlights this month include: Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare … Read More ›
The Ministry of Justice are consulting on a potential mechanism to enable families seeking access to small funds belonging to loved ones who lack mental … Read More ›
Researchers on the AHRC-funded project, Judging Values and Participation in Mental Capacity Law, based at the ICPR, Birkbeck School of Law, have pioneered a training … Read More ›