In the Matter of AB is an extremely interesting decision from the Circuit Court in Ireland. It concerns the capacity… Read more
Month: November 2025
Children in complex situations at risk of deprivation of liberty – in conversation with Dr Susannah Bowyer
In this ‘in conversation’ with, I talk to Dr Susannah Bowyer, Deputy Director at Research in Practice, about the recent… Read more
Communicating the communication limb of the capacity test
Re BV (Medical Treatment – Renal Cancer: Nephrectomy) [2025] EWCOP 41 (T3) is a relatively ‘routine’ medical treatment case (without,… Read more
Unofficial update to MCA Codes updated
There are two Codes of Practice to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, one for the main body of the Act,… Read more
Natural justice and costs in the Court of Protection
Riddle v NA [2025] EWCOP 39 (T3) raises questions about the fitness for purpose of a key plank of the… Read more
50 years in mental health and capacity law – in conversation with Peter Edwards
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Peter Edwards, a solicitor who has just passed his 50 year mark… Read more
Book review: Consenting Children (Lisa Forsberg, Isra Black and Anthony Skelton (eds))
Book Review: Lisa Forsberg, Isra Black and Anthony Skelton (eds), Consenting Children: Autonomy, Responsibility, Well-Being (Liverpool University Press: Proceedings of… Read more
Holding the risk in medical treatment cases
Re RS (Best Interests: Surgery and Intensive Care) [2025] EWCOP 38 (T3) is a case which demonstrates the care and… Read more
November 2025 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report now out – and walkthrough
The November 2025 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
Capacity, decisions to end one’s own life, and the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Following on from my evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee considering the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)… Read more