The September 2024 Mental Capacity Report is now out. It is something of a doorstop thanks to our (in this… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Equal Treatment Bench Book – new edition
A new (2024) edition of the Equal Treatment Bench Book (ETBB) has been published. As it notes in the preface: Treating… Read more
2023-2024 English DoLS statistics out
The DoLS statistics for England for the year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 were published on 22 August… Read more
Article 5(4), community deprivation of liberty and jury-rigging a solution
Re PQ (Court Authorised Dol : Representation During Review Period) [2024] EWCOP 41 (T3), Poole J examined in some detail… Read more
Codes, case-law, restraint and children
An NHS Trust v Mother & Ors [2024] EWHC 2207 (Fam) is a case which throws two issues into stark… Read more
The Court of Appeal, life-sustaining treatment and ‘covert consciousness’
In Re PC [2024] EWCA Civ 895, the Court of Appeal has refused permission to appeal the decision of Cusworth… Read more
Mental capacity and mental health matters – an end of term report
The High Court court term ends today in England & Wales, 31 July. Not least because the next 39 Essex… Read more
Belief and mental capacity – the Court of Appeal decides
In Re Sudiksha Thirulamesh (dec’d) [2024] EWCA Civ 896 the Court of Appeal has made very clear how to approach… Read more
A decision for the court or the doctors? A stark question for Henke J
Re AA (Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment: No Best Interests Decision) [2024] EWCOP 39 (T3) is a difficult case. It concerned… Read more
Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill – update and resources
Lord Falconer’s Private Member’s Bill is now available. At the time of writing, there is no date yet set for… Read more