In a veritable doorstop of a report published today, 25 April 2023, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics sets out its… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Voting and mental capacity – the facts, not the myths
As we head towards local elections in England, a reminder of this excellent post by Lucy Series (from a couple of… Read more
Book review: Suicide and the Law
Suicide and the Law (Elizabeth Wicks, Hart, 2023, Hardback, £76.50; Paperback/eBook £61.20) This book by Elizabeth Wicks, Professor of Human… Read more
Assisted Decision-Making conference 28 April: preparing for first contact with the AMD(C) A 2015 (with lessons from practice under the MCA 2005)
The Bar Council of Ireland are hosting a one day conference at the King’s Inns in Dublin on 28 April… Read more
Summer School: Sick Normality? De-Medicalising Mental Distress
The Centre for Investigating Contemporary Social Ills at the University of Essex, an interdisciplinary research initiative of academics and practitioners,… Read more
LPS on the shelf – what to do now: video
In light of the announcement on 5 April that a delay in the implementation of the LPS “beyond the life… Read more
Liberty Protection Safeguards newsflash: implementation delayed “beyond the life of this Parliament”
In a decision which will trouble many (for instance the Joint Committee on Human Rights: see its 2022 report on… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Case Reports: new headnoted series launched
As the Court of Protection Law Reports series has been discontinued by LexisNexis, the Court of Protection is losing a… Read more
Rights of older persons – UN working group (and action which can be taken already)
The thirteenth session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human… Read more
Human Rights of Older People Networking Conference 28 April 2023: King’s College London
This hybrid networking conference is an opportunity to hear about the progress of the UN Open Ended Working Group on… Read more
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