I reproduce the material text below of the most recent LPS update circulated on 10 March 2022. Dear LPS Stakeholders,… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Law Society of England & Wales Mental Health and Disability Committee vacancies
The MHDC is recruiting for six new members to start in September 2022. The official blurb from the Law Society… Read more
Book Review: Memoirs of an Incapacity Judge: “In the right place at the right time” (Gordon Ashton; available in paperback/Kindle via Amazon, 2022)
Memoirs of an Incapacity Judge: “In the right place at the right time” (Gordon Ashton; available in paperback/Kindle via Amazon,… Read more
Centre for Health, Law, and Society Symposium: Redrawing the Boundaries of Mental Health and Capacity Law
9 March 2022 promises to be a day of delights, In addition to the conference on reforming the MHA 1983… Read more
Mental Health Act Reform: Analysis from professional and lived experience – conference
A fantastic sounding (free) conference is being held online on 9 March, co-hosted by Race on the Agenda and Mind,… Read more
Judging Values and Participation in Mental Capacity Law conference
Is there something unique about being a lawyer or judge in the Court of Protection (CoP)? Could this uniqueness have… Read more
MCA Codes of Practice Update
There are two Codes of Practice to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, one for the main body of the Act,… Read more
Judicial visits to P – new guidance
Following the case of AH, in which the Court of Appeal expressed the “pressing need” for guidance in relation to… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook Quarterly Update
The quarterly online update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available, covering key practice and procedure updates to the… Read more
New capacity guidance website launched
As part of the Mental Health & Justice project, a new website has been launched with guidelines for clinicians and… Read more
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