Supporting Legal Capacity in Socio-Legal Context (Mary Donnelly, Rosie Harding and Ezgi Taşcıoğlu, eds., Hart, 2022, hardback/eBook, c.£76/61) The second… Read more
Month: May 2022
Advance choices and medical decision-making in intensive care settings – Scottish proposals for legislative change
The Law Society of Scotland has published on 19 May 2022 a detailed report considering and addressing current deficiencies in Scots… Read more
A “National DoLS Court” – what it is (and isn’t)
Judging by my inbox (which I know I shouldn’t be checking on sabbatical), a considerable amount of confusion has been… Read more
Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney: Government Response
The Ministry of Justice’s consultation paper on ‘Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney’ (in England & Wales) was published on 20… Read more
ReSPECT, advance decision-making and capacity dilemmas – in conversation with Dr Zoë Fritz
In this conversation, I talk to Dr Zoë Fritz, Wellcome fellow in Society and Ethics and a Consultant in Acute… Read more
Lived experience and mental health research – in conversation with Dr Thomas Kabir
In this conversation, I talk to Dr Thomas Kabir about his work with the McPin Foundation, and co-chair of the… Read more
Judging Values and Participation in Mental Capacity Law conference – last few places
Is there something unique about being a lawyer or judge in the Court of Protection (CoP)? Could this uniqueness have… Read more
Mental Health Act reform – draft legislation now announced
In the Queen’s Speech today (10 May 2022), it was announced that draft legislation would be brought forward to reform… Read more
Can we move beyond binaries in thinking about capacity and disability? In conversation with Dr Bev Clough
In this conversation, I talk to Dr Bev Clough about her new book, The Spaces of Mental Capacity Law Moving Beyond… Read more