In An NHS Trust v AF & Anor [2020] EWCOP 55, Poole J has answered an important question that has… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
LPS update – goodbye care home managers (and hello some ideas about draft regulations)
In the minutes of the LPS Steering Group meeting held on 13 October 2020, published as part of the new… Read more
A critical friend perspective on the MCA – and the consequences of standing in the shoes of P: in conversation with Scott Kim
In this “in conversation with” the psychiatrist and bioethicist Dr Scott Kim, Scott gives a ‘critical friend’ perspective from the… Read more
Metacognition, insight and mental capacity
In this “in conversation with” Dr Steve Fleming, a cognitive neuroscientist and psychologist, we dig into the concept of metacognition… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook quarterly update – November 2020
The quarterly online update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available, covering such cases as DP v Hillingdon… Read more
Deliberative democracy and scarce NHS resources
A project that I worked on over the summer involving Kings College London and Ipsos MORI has just published its… Read more
The inherent jurisdiction, deprivation of liberty and out of hours applications
In Mazhar v Birmingham Community Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 1377 , the Court of Appeal almost,… Read more
Book Reviews: Domestic Abuse and Human Rights and A Practical Guide to Coercive Control for Legal Practitioners and Victims
Domestic Abuse and Human Rights (Jonathan Herring, Intersentia, 2020, c. £55) and A Practical Guide to Coercive Control for Legal… Read more
Essex Autonomy Project research opportunities
The Essex Autonomy Project is currently accepting applications to fill two full-time, fixed-term post-doctoral research positions.: One is on the… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity October Report now out – and walkthrough
Welcome to the October 2020 Mental Capacity Report. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of… Read more