In this shedinar, recorded in August 2023, I explain how the MCA applies when thinking about people’s money, property and… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Updated MCA/MHA interface shedinar
To take account of the judgment in Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v JS & Others (Schedule 1A Mental… Read more
The MHA/MCA interface revisited – Theis J rolls up her sleeves
Theis J has waded into the thickets of Schedule 1A. In Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v JS &… Read more
Section 117 MHA, after-care, and ordinary residence: the Supreme Court gives clarity
The Supreme Court has clarified one aspect of the perennially thorny question of responsibility for funding after-care under s.117 MHA… Read more
“Proportional assessments,” remote assessments, the Care Act and the MCA
Chief social worker for adults Lyn Romeo and principal social workers have issued (8 August 2023) guidance on carrying out… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook update August 2023
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including details of the new COP3… Read more
Self-binding directives: the view from Europe – in discussion with Matthé Scholten
In this ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Dr Matthé Scholten about self-binding directives, coercion in mental health treatment and… Read more
What place diagnosis? Learning Disability, deafness and the Court of Protection
The case of TW v Middlesbrough Council [2023] EWCOP 30 raises an important issue about diagnosis in the context of Learning… Read more
The limits of autonomy – what happens where healthcare professionals consider the choice too risky?
R (JJ) v Spectrum Community Healthcare CIC [2023] EWCA Civ 885, a decision of the Court of Appeal handed down… Read more
Updated COP3 form now live
A substantially updated COP3 form is now live on the .gov.uk website. It has been overhauled (amongst other things) so… Read more