Prompted by a question from a colleague in Chambers who was (understandably) finding it very difficult to track through precisely… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
‘Stitch,’ capacity and complexity – a masterclass in capacity determination
Cobb J is shortly to take his position on the Court of Appeal. The decision in Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council… Read more
The MCA and Multiple Exclusion Homelessness – a scoping paper walkthrough
In this video, I do a walkthrough of Approaches to the mental capacity assessment of people experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness in… Read more
Book review: The Later Years: The Simple Guide to Organising the Rest of your Life
Book Review: Peter Thornton, The Later Years: The Simple Guide to Organising the Rest of your Life (Bedford Square. 2025,… Read more
39 Essex Chambers March 2025 Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough
The March 2025 Mental Capacity Report is now out, Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of… Read more
Fees changes in the Court of Protection
From 1 April 2025, with amendments to the Court of Protection Fees Order 2007 and the Civil Proceeding Fees Order… Read more
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