Amendments to three Practice Directions supplementing the Court of Protection Rules 2017 have been made. In summary the changes are:… Read more
Month: March 2024
Facilitating mental health advance choice documents: in conversation with Jonathan Simpson
In this ‘in conversation with’ I talk to Jonathan Simpson about a project researching how to turn advance choice documents… Read more
Assisted dying / assisted suicide – concrete British realities
Reading some of the recent media coverage of the issue of assisted dying / assisted suicide, people could be forgiven… Read more
Assisted dying – Canada comes to St Helier?
The Tynwald – the Isle of Man legislature – may well be the first legislature associated with the United Kingdom[1]… Read more
Government response to the Joint Committee on the draft Mental Health Bill published
The Government has today (21 March 2024) published its response to the report of the Joint Committee on the draft… Read more
The tendency of human nature to be swayed by interest rather than duty
In Irwin Mitchell Trust Corporation v PW & Anor [2024] EWCOP 16, Irwin Mitchell Trust Corporation (“IMTC”) had been appointed… Read more
Deprivation of liberty and care providers – how thick is your legal ice?
In a recent report, entitled A Hidden Crisis, Age UK has highlighted the extent of the problems with DoLS, setting… Read more
On the anniversary of Cheshire West – reflecting on DoLS work in the West Midlands
This is a guest post from Lorraine Currie, West Midlands ADASS Associate, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty. For… Read more
Identifying a deprivation of liberty: a practical guide – updated Law Society guidance (and walkthrough)
Ahead of the 10th anniversary on 19 March 2024 of the Supreme Court decision in Cheshire West, the Law Society… Read more
Birth arrangements, choice and mental ill health – in conversation with Dr Sam Halliday
In this ‘in conversation’ with Dr Sam Halliday, we consider why the courts in England & Wales take the approach… Read more