Mental Health & Justice was a Wellcome Trust-funded multi-disciplinary research initiative, running between 2017-2023, addressing a cluster of public policy challenges that arise where mental … Read More ›
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It is perhaps slightly surprising that Right Care, Right Person should make its first reported appearance in case-law in the context of an extradition challenge, … Read More ›
The charity Compassion in Dying has published a comprehensive and powerful report based on analysis of calls and emails received on its information line, together … Read More ›
Perhaps prompted by the publication of the first report of the COVID-19 inquiry today (on the resilience and preparedness of the United Kingdom), I was … Read More ›
In NHS NW London ICB [2024] EWCOP 35, the Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Theis J, gave a careful and considered judgment about the … Read More ›
In Re BC (Child in Care: Change of Forename and Surname) [2024] EWHC 1639 (Fam), Poole J approved a request by a 15 year old … Read More ›
For those wanting to get themselves up to speed in new posts, a few resources: On deprivation of liberty – the state of play after … Read More ›
Lieven J’s campaign against the decision of the Supreme Court in Cheshire West continues. In Re J: Local Authority consent to Deprivation of Liberty [2024] … Read More ›
In this ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Jacob Jorem, a Norwegian psychiatrist, lawyer and researcher, about the Norwegian experience introducing decision-making capacity into (at … Read More ›
In this video, I seek to answer a question I very often get asked – namely “why do I keep having to fill out capacity … Read More ›