A Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v K [2023] EWCOP 59 concerned the treatment for leukaemia of a patient detained under… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Medical treatment and the clarity of options
In The NHS Foundation Trust v K [2023] EWCOP 57, Judd J had to consider an application for declarations with… Read more
The MCA and human rights – a refresher
Paul Bowen KC, sitting as a Tier 3 Judge, helpfully restated the interaction between the MCA and the ECHR in… Read more
Mental disorder, medical evidence and deprivation of liberty
In Stockport MBC v KB [2023] EWCOP 58, HHJ Burrows addressed two questions in relating to ‘community DoL’ applications that… Read more
Mental health, coercion, lived experience and what is truly important – in conversation with Graham Morgan MBE
In the last ‘in conversation’ of 2023, I talk to Graham Morgan MBE about his perspective on coercion in mental… Read more
Job vacancy – lawyer in the Official Solicitor’s healthcare & welfare team
A vacancy has arisen in the team. As per the recruitment page here: The Official Solicitor’s Healthcare and Welfare team manages… Read more
Liberty Protection Safeguards – a parting holiday observation
As I leave the shed for a wee while, I have been reflecting on recent social media activity around the… Read more
Capacity in civil proceedings consultation – help wanted
The Civil Justice Council has published a consultation on Procedure for Determining Mental Capacity in Civil Proceedings which will run… Read more
Remote assessments and MHA renewals – the High Court rules them out
In Devon Partnership NHS Trust v SSHC [2021] EWHC 101 (Admin), handed down on 22 January 2021, the Divisional Court held that… Read more
Book review: Detention and its Alternatives under International Law
Detention and its Alternatives under International Law (Lorna McGregor, Oxford University Press, 2023, 288 pages, hardback and ebook, £90) It… Read more