Fresh back from New Zealand (and fired up with comparative thoughts), I will be speaking on “(Re)presenting P” at a… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
VOICES Project launched at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy
From NZ, where I’m just finishing up teaching a fascinating (to me!) course on vulnerable adults rights protection at Auckland… Read more
Book Review – Mental Health Tribunal Handbook
Mental Health Tribunal Handbook: Sarah Johnston, Sophy Miles and Dr Claire Royston (Legal Action Group, 2015: £48) This new work… Read more
News from New Zealand – testamentary capacity and undue influence
It is appropriate to highlight a Kiwi case in what is likely to be one of my last posts before… Read more
Conditional discharge and DOLS – sanity prevails
In Secretary of State for Justice v KC and C Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2015] UKUT 0376 (AAC), Charles… Read more
Neglect upon neglect – the report into the investigation of neglect of older persons in care homes in Wales
For a deeply depressing read on a (in London wet) Tuesday evening, you could do worse than read the report… Read more
Celtic ducks: guidance from Scotland as to deprivation of liberty
The Scottish Mental Welfare Commission has today (10 July) published very interesting ‘Advice Notes’ on deprivation of liberty [full disclosure,… Read more
Law Commission’s Deprivation of Liberty Consultation now open
The wait is finally over, and the Law Commission’s consultation is now open. We will have an article by Tim… Read more
Professional and ethical practice issues for psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors
With thanks to Robert Sherman for bringing this to my attention, there is a very interesting conference being held on… Read more
Deprivation of liberty in the hospital setting – paper now updated
The discussion paper that I wrote some time ago on this thorny topic with my colleague Catherine Dobson has now… Read more