With thanks to Victoria Butler-Cole QC, upon whose excellent 2013 work we have built, a small team comprising her, Sarah… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
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
The inherent jurisdiction of the High Court
In this shedinar, I look at the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court as it relates to adults. This is… Read more
Stem cell donation, altruism and the Court of Protection
In A NHS Foundation Trust v MC [2020] EWCOP 33, Cohen J has confirmed that it can be in the… Read more
Lessons learnt from a close encounter with triage
This paper, written in June 2020, is a narrative reflection from the viewpoint of a COVID-19 Ethics Working Group in a… Read more
Living the MCA in practice – in conversation with Lorraine Currie
In the latest ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Lorraine Currie about her twin perspectives on the Mental Capacity Act… Read more
Litigation capacity and litigation friends – news from the civil courts
In a judgment relating to the business affairs of the Hinduja family (Hinduja v Hinduja & Ors [2020] EWHC 1533… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Capacity Guide updated
The 39 Essex Chambers Guide to carrying out and recording capacity assessments has been updated, in particular to add a… Read more
39 Essex Chambers June Mental Capacity Report – the 20 minute walkthrough!
In an experiment (prompted in part by the fact that the June 2020 Mental Capacity Report is a doorstop), I… Read more