Accompanying our April Mental Capacity Report, we have also published a special report upon the Law Commission’s Mental Capacity and… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
April Mental Capacity Report now out
The April 2017 Mental Capacity Reports are now out. Highlight this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
Support Decision-Making in Practice – masterclass
I share here an invitation from the Essex Autonomy Project and Empowerment Matters for a two-day Masterclass with Cher Nicholson on… Read more
Senior Research Officer post – Mental Health and Justice project
Another day, another exciting opportunity, as the Wellcome Trust Mental Health and Justice project cranks up speed. This time, the… Read more
Professor Sir Richard Trainor Scholarship for a PhD student to work on “Mental health justice and the capability to live in the community”
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a PhD student to work on the major Wellcome Trust funded Mental Health and… Read more
“Vulnerable adults” – a last push
With many thanks to all those who have been in touch, from many different settings and backgrounds, to offer support… Read more
Deaths under DoLS changes – further guidance
A Home Office Circular has now been published to accompany the Policing and Crime Act 2017 changes (including those relating… Read more
New Chief Coroner’s Guidance on DOLS
To accompany the coming into force on 3 April of the change to the definition of “state detention” introduced by… Read more
A clash of rights (models)? The ECtHR and the CRPD
In A-MV v Finland, (Application no. 53251/13, decision of 23 March 2017), the European Court of Human Rights considered carefully… Read more
Best interests, available options, and case management before the Court of Protection – the Supreme Court pronounces
A cross-post to the post on the Court of Protection Handbook by Sophy Miles, Neil Allen and I on the… Read more