As some may know, I am a member of the Complex Life and Death Decisions Group (CLADD). CLADD is a… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Disabled Children’s Social Care – Law Commission final report now published
[The Law Commission’s Disabled Children’s Social Care project – on which I was a consultant – published its final report… Read more
Law Commission 14th programme of law reform – and a vulnerable adults project on the horizon?
The Law Commission of England & Wales published its 14th programme of law reform on 4 September – i.e. its… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report September 2025 (and walkthrough)
The September 2025 Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty… Read more
SCIE sounds the alarm on MCA reform
The Social Care Institute for Excellence is not normally an alarmist body, which makes its recent (26 August 2025) statement… Read more
“There are more things in heaven and earth that are dreamt of in the philosophy of NHS treatment” – a Court of Protection story
The flipside of the intense focus on the wishes, feelings, beliefs and values of the person required by s.4 MCA… Read more
When does a Court of Protection order do more harm than good? Anorexia, the Court of Protection, and the ‘impossible burden’
Patricia’s Father & Ors v Patricia & Ors [2025] EWCOP 30 (T3) is a challenging case at a number of… Read more
Gillick is not a universal test – an important clarification from the Court of Appeal
For years, lawyers and clinicians have thrown around the term ‘Gillick competence’ as if it were a universal test to… Read more
Tracking down the abducted ‘P’ – a menu of options for Court of Protection practitioners
The Court of Protection on occasion has to deal with those who are determined to stymie its jurisdiction. In Kirk… Read more
Anorexia, the Mental Health Act and the Court of Protection – a clear route map for cases
In Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust v FF & Anor [2025] EWCOP 26 (T3), McKendrick J made some… Read more