The first report following a confidential inquiry by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has just… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Care Act statutory guidance amendments
The Care Act statutory guidance was amended without fanfare on 27 October. The changes were not as significant as those… Read more
Mental Health Act Survey
The Mental Health Alliance, a coalition of over 75 organisations united by a common interest in a fair Mental Health… Read more
Advance Decisions to Refuse Life-Sustaining Treatment and the Court of Protection
Introduction Two recent press stories have – whether deliberately or not – cast very unhelpful doubt upon the status of… Read more
Book Review: “Adult Social Care Law”
Adult Social Care Law (Stephen Knafler QC, Legal Action Group, 2016, paperback and ebook £65) Some years ago, he tells us… Read more
#ImWithSam Autism and Learning Disability Hate Crime campaign
The admirable learning disability and autism organisation Dimensions has recently launched a new campaign called #ImWithSam to raise awareness of,… Read more
Inaugural issue International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law now published
Hot off the press, the inaugural issue of the IJMJCL – the spiritual successor to the late lamented Journal of… Read more
October Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out
The October Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: 1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter:… Read more
Law (and the place of law) at the end of life: seminar 1 November
I will be speaking at this free seminar at the Royal College of Nursing on 1 November alongside Sir Mark… Read more
World Guardianship Congress Report
The 4th World Congress on Adult Guardianship has just been held in Erkner, Germany, and I attended the first (international)… Read more