A cross-post to my post on this on the Court of Protection Handbook website (which gives me the opportunity shamelessly… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
August Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out
The August 2016 Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter:… Read more
Financially Safe and Secure? Conference in Northern Ireland
Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) Northern Ireland is delivering its first national conference, supported by the Commissioner for Older People… Read more
Sensory Sensitivity and Hygiene – help wanted
Peter Bates, whose admirable Vile Bodies (free) ebook on self-neglect I cannot recommend highly enough, is after help developing a specific… Read more
Covert medication and deprivation of liberty
In AG v BMBC & Anor [2016] EWCOP 37, District Judge Bellamy has given some rare, and useful, clarification as… Read more
State imputability, families and deputies
In a judgment from a case heard prior to the decision in Re SRK but delivered afterwards (without referring to… Read more
July Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out
The July newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: 1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter:… Read more
CoPPA North East Launch Event 7 July
Following on successful launch events for CoPPA London and CoPPA South-West, it is CoPPA North East’s turn. The President, Sir… Read more
Revised CPR Guidance Published
The British Medical Association (BMA), the Resuscitation Council (UK), and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) have today (3o June) issued updated… Read more
CoPPA London Seminar 13 July: Financial Abuse by Deputies and Attorneys
The Court of Protection Practitioners Association (London)’s next event will be on 13 July, and will be a seminar on… Read more