The quarterly update on the COPH website to the third edition of the Handbook is now out, bringing the book… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
Deprivation of liberty and 16/17 year olds shedinar
In this shedinar, Dr Camilla Parker and I discuss the complexities of the law relating to deprivation of liberty in… Read more
Ducks, hats and deprivation of liberty – the Upper Tribunal grapples with conditional discharge
In MC v Cygnet Behavioural Health Ltd and SSJ [2020] UKUT 230 (AAC), UTJ Jacobs confirmed that the decision of… Read more
Wills and video-conferencing
Ahead of legislation to be introduced temporarily to amend the Wills Act 1837 to provide that the requirement for the… Read more
39 Essex Chambers July Mental Capacity Report – and walkthrough
The July Report is now out. If you want a walkthrough of the highlights from me, they are here: In… Read more
Incapacity and the limits of persuasion
In Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership v WA & Anor [2020] EWCOP 37, Hayden J had to consider the… Read more
Liberty Protection Safeguards – new ETA April 2022
The Government has today (16 July) announced that the LPS would not be coming into force on 1 October 2020,… Read more
Basic guide to the Court of Protection and glossary
With thanks to Victoria Butler-Cole QC, upon whose excellent 2013 work we have built, a small team comprising her, Sarah… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Best Interests Guide updated
The best interests guide we do in Chambers has been updated to take account of developments since the last iteration… Read more
Deprivation of liberty and 16-17 year olds – practice guidance
With huge thanks to Research in Practice for making this freely available, Camilla Parker and I have written practice guidance… Read more