Dame Louise Casey, leading an independent commission into adult social care, has recently (3 March) written to the Secretary of… Read more
Adult safeguarding, Dame Louise Casey and gaps in the law
Category: Legislative developments
Deprivation of liberty update – the Supreme Court, DHSC and CQC
Three important developments, on different timelines, have occurred in relation to deprivation of liberty. The first development is the publication… Read more
Wishing won’t make it so – urban myths around s.4B MCA 2005
I was contacted, again, by a health care professional who had been told with complete confidence that the new version… Read more
Law Commission 14th programme of law reform – and a vulnerable adults project on the horizon?
The Law Commission of England & Wales published its 14th programme of law reform on 4 September – i.e. its… Read more
SCIE sounds the alarm on MCA reform
The Social Care Institute for Excellence is not normally an alarmist body, which makes its recent (26 August 2025) statement… Read more
The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2025
These Rules were laid before Parliament on 15 July, and come into force on 1 October 2025. They make a… Read more
The Court of Protection and the ‘slip rule’ – a clarification of the procedures
Rule 5.15 of the Court of Protection Rules provides that: “The court may at any time correct any clerical mistakes… Read more
Law Commission Modernising Wills Law project reports
After nearly 10 years, much longer than most projects (and caused in part by the then-government requesting a delay at… Read more
Cross-border capacity cases within the UK: a new judicial protocol and handbook
A new protocol regulating communications between judges in Scotland, England & Wales, and Northern Ireland has been agreed for cases… Read more
Fees changes in the Court of Protection
From 1 April 2025, with amendments to the Court of Protection Fees Order 2007 and the Civil Proceeding Fees Order… Read more