In the conjoined appeals of Abbasi and Haastrup [2023] EWCA Civ 331, the Court of Appeal has grappled with the… Read more
Month: March 2023
King’s College London ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health recruiting for its Lived Experience Advisory Board
The King’s College London ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health is looking for 5 new members for its Lived… Read more
Capacity, best interests and divorce: does the Court of Protection have a role?
[This post is a joint effort by me together with Neil Allen and Emma Spruce, Counsel acting for D in… Read more
Assisted Decision-Making conference 28 April: preparing for first contact with the AMD(C) A 2015 (with lessons from practice under the MCA 2005)
The Bar Council of Ireland are hosting a one day conference at the King’s Inns in Dublin on 28 April… Read more
Supported decision-making – the principles and the point: in conversation with Shih-Ning Then
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Professor Shih-Ning Then about supported decision-making, exploring the meaning of the term,… Read more
Capacity and organ donation – the complexities and the potential for discrimination: in conversation with Bonnie Venter
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Bonnie Venter about her work investigating the complexities of living organ donation… Read more
Essex Autonomy Project Summer School / Summit 9-11 August 2023: registration now open
Registration is now open for the 2023 Summer School, which will take place over the course of three days at the Wivenhoe… Read more
Lawyer vacancies at the Office of the Official Solicitor
The OSPT is recruiting again for lawyers in the Healthcare & Welfare team and also the Civil Litigation team. Details of four… Read more
Fluctuating capacity – making rights real and practical, not theoretical and illusory
Hot on the heels of the decision in North Bristol NHS Trust v R [2023] EWCOP 5, another decision has… Read more
A capacity masterclass from MacDonald J (and an updated capacity guide from us)
In 2015, in Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v C and V [2015] EWCOP 80, MacDonald J provided both the… Read more