In fulfilment of one of the Government’s commitments in response to the House of Lords’ Select Committee report on the MCA 2005,… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Thank you! Onwards and upwards with the Mental Capacity Law Newsletter
Not a news item, this time, but a big ‘thank you’ to all those who have subscribed to the 39… Read more
Bostridge and nominal damages – Court of Appeal decision now out
The Court of Appeal has today – 10 February – dismissed the appeal in the case of Bostridge v Oxleas… Read more
February Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out
The February 2015 Newsletters are now out, revamped to reflect the fact that Thirty Nine Essex Street is now 39 Essex Chambers. The launch… Read more
Breaking news: Rochdale appeal allowed by consent
In what may count as a rare bit of good news in the battle for clarity as to exactly what… Read more
CQC DOLS report for 2013-4 published
The CQC published on 26 January its fifth annual report on the use of the DOLS regime, covering the period 2013-4. … Read more
Book Review: Black Rainbow
Black Rainbow: How words healed me – my journey through depression: Rachel Kelly (Yellow Kite, 2014: £16.99) This book does… Read more
Mental Health Act Code of Practice now out
The new Mental Health Act Code of Practice has been published, to come into force in April subject to Parliamentary… Read more
Department of Health letter on MCA and Deprivation of Liberty
With thanks to Niall Fry of DH for permission to reproduce this, here is a letter sent out to MCA/DOLS leads… Read more
Chief Coroner’s Guidance on DOLS [Now superseded]
[Note – this guidance has now been superseded by new guidance (16A) available here. It has been kept as a… Read more