The Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, laid before Parliament on 1 October 2020, and coming into force on 1 December … Read More ›
Category: Legislative developments
The three UN bodies that deal with disability rights have teamed up to issue the first-ever guidelines to help countries implement existing obligations to ensure … Read More ›
Ahead of legislation to be introduced temporarily to amend the Wills Act 1837 to provide that the requirement for the ‘presence’ of those making and … Read More ›
The Tribunal Procedure Committee has opened a consultation, closing on 7 April, on extending the window within which the Mental Health Tribunal (in England) can list … Read More ›
The independent review of mental health law in Scotland under the chair of John Scott QC has launched its website, and also a consultation, running … Read More ›
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J has published guidance on serious medical treatment applications in the Court of Protection. It covers … Read More ›
The CPRD Committee issued its most recent concluding observations in September 2019, on Albania, Australia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greece, India, Iraq, Kuwait, and Myanmar. For … Read More ›
In a setback both for rights protection and for fusion enthusiasts, it has been announced that the deprivation of liberty provisions in the Mental Capacity … Read More ›
The Civil Justice Council has issued a detailed paper setting out the current position and proposals for reform of the procedural rules and practices in … Read More ›
The full text of the MC(A)A 2019 has now been published, to the relief of all those who were being driven to despair by trying … Read More ›