In Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust v TM [2021] EWCOP 8, Hayden J considered an urgent application made by the… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Deprivation of liberty, family members and what s4B does (and doesn’t) say
In Re AEL [2021] EWCOP 9, SJ Hilder considered very strong objections levelled by a family member to the idea… Read more
LPS further update – monitoring, workforce and data collection
The DHSC published the minutes of the December LPS steering group meeting on 29 January 2021. The minutes include discussion… Read more
LPS revised (but not final) impact assessment published
A revised impact assessment for the LPS has been published on 28 January 2021. It needs to be read with… Read more
COVID-19 Vaccination and the MCA – the first Court of Protection judgment
In E (Vaccine) [2021] EWCOP 7, the Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has given the first reported… Read more
“Personal examination” and the MHA – FAQs following the Devon judgment
This is an updated version of the post first published on 26 January 2021. I need to emphasise that what… Read more
LPS – background and walkthrough
As an addition to my LPS resources page (which is starting to fill out), I’ve recorded a walkthrough of the… Read more
“Personal examination” means “personal examination” within the MHA
In Devon Partnership NHS Trust v SSHC [2021] EWHC 101 (Admin), handed down on 22 January 2021, the Divisional Court has… Read more
In conversation with Dr Idris Baker – what is a decision?
In this “in conversation with” the palliative care specialist Dr Idris Baker, we start with a simple question: “what is… Read more
Shedinar – the MCA and 16/17 year olds
In this shedinar, I look at the MCA and 16/17 year olds. This is a complicated area, so this can… Read more