Prompted by work done for the case of Re D, in which the Supreme Court gave judgment ([2019] UKSC 42)… Read more
Author: Alex RK
Alex is a barrister, writer and educator, and creator of the website www.mclap.org.uk
The inherent jurisdiction and costs
In Re PR (Application under the inherent jurisdiction: Costs) [2019] EWHC 2800 (Fam), Cobb J has confirmed that applications made… Read more
Prolonged disorders of consciousness: national clinical guidelines – developments and conference
The Royal College of Physicians are in the process of updating their guidance on the management of patients in prolonged… Read more
39 Essex Chambers October Mental Capacity Report
The October 2019 Mental Capacity Report will shortly be with subscribers. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare… Read more
The Irish Bournewood?
In AC v Patricia Hickey General Solicitor and Ors & AC v Fitzpatrick and Ors [2019] IESC 73, the Irish… Read more
The CRPD Committee and legal capacity – a step forwards?
The CPRD Committee issued its most recent concluding observations in September 2019, on Albania, Australia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greece, India,… Read more
Inherent jurisdiction guidance note
Responding to the recent flurry of case-law about the use of the inherent jurisdiction in relation to adults, I, together… Read more
Capacity assessment research – help wanted!
As part of the Wellcome-funded Mental Health and Justice Project, a metacognition workstream is looking at the interfaces between mental capacity… Read more
DOLS delayed in Northern Ireland
In a setback both for rights protection and for fusion enthusiasts, it has been announced that the deprivation of liberty… Read more
Court of Protection Mediation Scheme
A practitioner-led nationwide pilot mediation scheme is being run from 1 October 2019, to evaluate the impact of mediation on… Read more