In the last ‘in conversation’ of 2023, I talk to Graham Morgan MBE about his perspective on coercion in mental healthcare, what ‘lived experience’ means, … Read More ›
Month: December 2023
A vacancy has arisen in the team. As per the recruitment page here: The Official Solicitor’s Healthcare and Welfare team manages healthcare and welfare cases in … Read More ›
As I leave the shed for a wee while, I have been reflecting on recent social media activity around the Liberty Protection Safeguards. Reasonable … Read More ›
The Civil Justice Council has published a consultation on Procedure for Determining Mental Capacity in Civil Proceedings which will run for 3 months until 17 … Read More ›
In Devon Partnership NHS Trust v SSHC [2021] EWHC 101 (Admin), handed down on 22 January 2021, the Divisional Court held that “the phrases “personally seen” in … Read More ›
Detention and its Alternatives under International Law (Lorna McGregor, Oxford University Press, 2023, 288 pages, hardback and ebook, £90) It might be thought that there … Read More ›
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I am joined by my colleague at 39 Essex Chambers, Arianna Kelly, to talk about her new book, Social Care … Read More ›
The December 2023 report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: the least worst option … Read More ›