From 1 April 2025, with amendments to the Court of Protection Fees Order 2007 and the Civil Proceeding Fees Order… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Consultation, (rotten) compromises and challenging complacency – Hayden J on the warpath
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board v JP & Ors [2025] EWCOP 4 T3 and [2025] EWCOP 8 (T3)… Read more
Does the Court of Protection have jurisdiction over children? Answer yes – up to a point (even when they have moved abroad)
In Irwin Mitchell Trust Corporation Ltd v KS & Ors [2025] EWCOP 7 (T2), Senior Judge Hilder had to grapple… Read more
Anorexia, the Court of Protection and the changing calculus of decision-making
When and under what circumstances it is legitimate not to treat those with anorexia is a very contentious topic, and… Read more
Mental health, capacity and children – in discussion with Anne-Maree Farrell and Patrick Hann
In this ‘in discussion with,’ I talk to Professor Anne-Maree Farell and Dr Patrick Hann, two of the co-authors of… Read more
Deprivation of liberty, children, care orders, and overlooked caselaw: a tangle for the Court of Appeal
West Sussex County Council v AB & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 132, concerned a very challenging situation. It concerned a… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Questions on the amendments to the High Court approval requirement
Having (several) day jobs, I simply don’t have time to try to ask questions of all the amendments that are… Read more
Mental Capacity Myths – a video explainer
In the context of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, it has become clear that there are some… Read more
Capacity, insight and professional cultures – an important new decision from the Court of Protection
CT v London Borough of Lambeth & Anor [2025] EWCOP 6 (T3) is in many ways the companion piece to… Read more
Deprivation of liberty and profound disability – an urgent need for appellate clarification
Another in the Lieven J-inspired line of challenges to Cheshire West can be found in Re V (Profound Disabilities) [2025]… Read more