One of the consequences of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill cross-referring directly to the Mental Capacity Act… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Case management and the Court of Protection – a wild idea [guest post)
[This is a guest post by Victoria Butler-Cole KC, a colleague of mine at 39 Essex Chambers, co-founder of the… Read more
Suicide prevention and assisted dying – managing the tension
Suicide prevention is understood as a multi-agency public health endeavour aimed at reducing suicide deaths through a combination of individual… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill updated briefings from the Complex Life and Death Decisions Group
The second reading of Lauren Edwards’ Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is on Friday 11 September. Together with my Complex… Read more
AGNI – the most comprehensive first instance ‘run’ at it so far
Just too late for the September 2026 Mental Capacity Report, HHJ Burrows has handed down the most comprehensive first instance… Read more
Book Review: Graham Box and Kenneth Chambaere: Assisted Dying: The Great Legal and Moral Problem of Our Time
Book Review: Graham Box and Kenneth Chambaere: Assisted Dying: The Great Legal and Moral Problem of Our Time (Policy Press,… Read more
39 Essex Chambers September 2026 Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough
The September 2026 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
Mental capacity end of term report
The court term in England & Wales ends today, 31 July 2026. Whilst this does not mean that the Court… Read more
Book reviews: Research Handbook on Medical Consent and Scottish Medical Essentials (Second Edition)
José Miola and Louise Austin (eds) Research Handbook on Medical Consent (Elgar, 2026, 485 pp, hardback £240 / ebook c£48)… Read more
Updated AGNI resources page (and over and out for now)
I have updated my resources page on the AGNI case to include, amongst other things, a link to the recording… Read more