[Shameless plug warning]. Three new books have landed on my desk in short order, in which chapters I have written… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
The police and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 – in conversation with Michael Brown
In this ‘in conversation with’, I talk to the very recently retired police officer, Michael Brown – the Mental Health… Read more
Learning disability, access to justice, and the role of the law (and lawyers) – in conversation with Rosie Harding
In this ‘in conversation’ with Professor Rosie Harding, we talk about the Co-Producing Accessible Legal Information (COALITION) Project, which has… Read more
September 2024 Mental Capacity Report now out – and walkthrough
The September 2024 Mental Capacity Report is now out. It is something of a doorstop thanks to our (in this… Read more
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