The very difficult case of Re H (An Adult; Termination) [2023] EWCOP 183[1] stands out for the careful attempt by the judge – John McKendrick KC … Read More ›
Month: October 2023
As explored in this paper and this “in conversation with,” the potential for discrimination in the treatment of conditions requiring dialysis and/or organ donation is … Read More ›
In this ‘in conversation’ with, I talk to Isabel Astrachan and Dr Scott Kim about the paper we recently published together looking at the ways … Read More ›
In HH v Hywel DDa University Health Board & Ors [2023] EWCOP 18, Francis J gave a clear and detailed analysis of how the Court … Read More ›
A Clinician’s Brief Guide to Dementia and the Law (Nick Brindle, Michael Kennedy, Christian Walsh and Ben Alderson, Cambridge Medicine, 2023, paperback and ebook, 180 … Read More ›
Mason and McCall Smith’s Law and Medical Ethics 12th edition (Anne-Maree Farrell and Edward S. Dove, OUP, 2023, paperback, 702 pages, c.£42). In some ways, … Read More ›
In Re VA (Medical Treatment) [2023] EWCA Civ 1190, the Court of Appeal considered an appeal by a litigant in person (on her behalf, and … Read More ›
The Future of Mental Health, Disability and Criminal Law (edited by Kay Wilson, Yvette Maker, Piers Gooding and Jamie Walvisch, Routlege, 2023, Hardback and Ebook) … Read More ›
The Law Commission has today (5 October 2023) published Making a Will: A Supplementary Consultation Paper, together with the accompanying explanation: Following on from our … Read More ›
The October 2023 Mental Capacity Report is now out, and is much shorter than last month’s blockbuster (to everyone’s relief). Highlights this month include: In … Read More ›