The case of TW v Middlesbrough Council [2023] EWCOP 30 raises an important issue about diagnosis in the context of Learning… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
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
Committal hearings in the Court of Protection – publicity and complexity
In Esper v NHS NW London ICB (Appeal : Anonymity in Committal Proceedings) [2023] EWCOP 29, Poole J addressed the… Read more
Call for Evidence: Open Justice, the way forward
For those who have not already stumbled across it, a reminder that the Ministry of Justice has an open call… Read more
Deciding what alternative treatments are reasonable: a task for the doctor or the patient? The Supreme Court decides
In a decision handed down with considerable speed (the hearing being on 10-11 May 2023, and judgment being delivered on… Read more
Litigation friends – their duties and discharge: putting right a serious misstep
Major v Kirishana [2023] EWHC 1593 (KB) is a distinctly troubling case, in that it involved – at one stage… Read more
Some good news on legal aid
Reflecting commitments made in the response to the Legal Aid Means Test Review, the Criminal and Civil Legal Aid (Amendment)… Read more
Forensic Medical Examination and adults at risk of harm – in conversation with Dr Elisabeth Alton
In this ‘in conversation’ with, I talk to Dr Elisabeth Alton about the pilot forensic service to support safeguarding adults… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Case Reports: issue 2 now out
As the Court of Protection Law Reports series has been discontinued by LexisNexis, the Court of Protection has lost a… Read more