The issue of visiting in care homes is a distinctly hot topic at the time of writing (May 2026). Linked,… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
39 Essex Chambers May Mental Capacity Report
The May 2026 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty… Read more
Gretna Green and children’s capacity – in discussion with Jonathan Brown
In the latest ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Dr Jonathan Brown about the very different approach to the decision-making… Read more
Instructing experts, and how long does the leash have to be for the acid test to be satisfied?
Bristol City Council v CC & Ors [2026] EWCOP 19 (T3) is both an important and an interesting decision. It is… Read more
Revisiting habitual residence – when and how the Court of Protection can do so
The case of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council v CK & Ors [2025] EWCOP 47 (T3) is the sequel… Read more
Book review: Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults: Law and Practice in the Court of Protection and the Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court
Book Review: Oliver Lewis, Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults: Law and Practice in the Court of Protection and the Inherent Jurisdiction… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook – April 2026 update
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now up, covering such matters as the flurry of cases… Read more
39 Essex Chambers April 2026 Mental Capacity Reports
The April 2026 Mental Capacity Report. It takes a different form to normal as our (over) commitments means that we… Read more
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – discrimination and distortion
I have set my (excellent) Law at the End of Life students on the Medical Law / Medical Ethics and… Read more
The COVID-19 inquiry – two key healthcare recommendations
I have not written much about the COVID-19 inquiry on this site. In part this is because, having been very… Read more