Book review: Laura Mannering, A Practical Guide to Privacy, Transparency, Reporting Restrictions and Closed Hearings in the Court of Protection… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
2023-24 MCA birthday case review
To mark the 17th birthday of the MCA 2005 coming into force on 1 October 2007, I have recorded a… Read more
Disabled children’s social care law in England – the Law Commission consults
The law on disabled children’s social care in England is currently governed by a patchwork of legislation, some of which… Read more
AMHPs, MHA admission and changing cultures – in conversation with Colleen Simon and John Mitchell
In this ‘in conversation’ with Colleen Simon and John Mitchell, we talk about a recently published discussion paper about the… Read more
The Ombudsman, DoLS and triaging – asking the impossible?
Old-fashioned novels sometimes have elaborate subtitles. I might slightly impertinently suggest that if such a novel was being written about… Read more
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights seeks to balance the right to life and the right to autonomy
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Pindo Mulla v Spain [2024] ECHR 753 is a very… Read more
Conflict (and conflict avoidance) in the ICU – in conversation with Dr Harleen Kaur Johal
In this ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Dr Harleen Kaur Johal, a doctor and PhD candidate, about her research… Read more
Outsourcing and the Human Rights Act 1998 – the consequences
Without straying into politics, Sammut v Next Steps Mental Healthcare Ltd [2024] EWHC 2265 (KB) is a case which demonstrates… Read more
Sex, ageing, death and capacity – new books
[Shameless plug warning]. Three new books have landed on my desk in short order, in which chapters I have written… Read more
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