The MoJ is consulting upon increasing court fees, including those relating to the Court of Protection, as follows: The proposal,… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Child Trust Funds – defusing a capacity time bomb
Child trust funds were launched in January 2002, as long-term, tax-free savings account for children. The money belongs to the… Read more
Best interests, wishes and feelings and the Court of Protection 2015-2020 – new article
An article that I have co-written with a former student of mine, Michal Friedman, has just (March 2021) appeared in… Read more
End of term report from the Mental Capacity Report team
For a number of reasons (mainly related to our need to have a break!) a Mental Capacity Report is not… Read more
A judgment as tribute: finding the person behind the prognosis (and thoughts on harm and dignity)
It is difficult to do better in introducing the decision in London NHS Trust v CD & Ors (Withdrawal of… Read more
Mediation and medical cases – reflections on process and outcomes
In this “in conversation with” Dr Chris Danbury, we discuss the impact of the Supreme Court decision in Aintree v… Read more
Liberty Protection Safeguards update March 2021 – what will the Code of Practice be likely to cover?
In the 5th LPS Stakeholder Newsletter published on 26 March 2021, the DHSC LPS team have provided a useful update… Read more
Parental responsibility and puberty blockers
In AB v CD & Ors [2021] EWHC 741 (Fam), Lieven J has considered further the fall-out from the Bell… Read more
Ordinary residence and s.117 MHA 1983 – back to the statutory guidance
In a perhaps slightly curious development in 2020, the DHSC decided that its own statutory guidance (accompanying the Care Act)… Read more
Capacity, autism and indoctrination – a careful judicial navigation of a minefield
Re EOA [2021] EWCOP 20 is a complex case in relation to a 19 year old man, of wider interest… Read more