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Category: Legislative developments


The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and deprivation of liberty

Posted on 11 January 2025 Updated on 1 February 2025

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 8 January, would… Read more

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Property and affairs deputyship applications – the digital route will be mandatory for legal professionals from 2 December 2024

Posted on 22 November 2024 Updated on 1 December 2024

In a letter sent out on 18 November 2024 (but which had the wrong date, subsequently corrected), HMCTS has confirmed… Read more

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Mental capacity in civil proceedings – the final report of the Civil Justice Council working group

Posted on 11 November 2024

At its July 2022 meeting, the Civil Justice Council (CJC) approved the creation of a working group to look at… Read more

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Disabled children’s social care law in England – the Law Commission consults

Posted on 8 October 2024 Updated on 8 October 2024

The law on disabled children’s social care in England is currently governed by a patchwork of legislation, some of which… Read more

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Mental capacity, mental health and assisted dying – for the Government in-tray

Posted on 6 July 2024 Updated on 6 July 2024

For those wanting to get themselves up to speed in new posts, a few resources: On deprivation of liberty –… Read more

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Fees increase in the Court of Protection

Posted on 16 April 2024

With effect from 1 May 2024, the fee for making an application in the Court of Protection will rise from… Read more

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Amended Court of Protection Practice Directions from 1 April 2024

Posted on 29 March 2024 Updated on 29 March 2024

Amendments to three Practice Directions supplementing the Court of Protection Rules 2017 have been made. In summary the changes are:… Read more

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Government response to the Joint Committee on the draft Mental Health Bill published

Posted on 21 March 2024 Updated on 21 March 2024

The Government has today (21 March 2024) published its response to the report of the Joint Committee on the draft… Read more

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Capacity in civil proceedings consultation – help wanted (urgently!)

Posted on 15 March 2024

The Civil Justice Council has published a consultation on Procedure for Determining Mental Capacity in Civil Proceedings which is shortly… Read more

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Assisted dying / assisted suicide – an informer

Posted on 29 February 2024 Updated on 29 February 2024

In light of the publication of the Westminster Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee’s (very good) report on assisted dying… Read more

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RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • Adam Clive Scott v The Estate of Richard Norman Scott & Ors 29 October 2025
  • Medway Council v M & Anor (Assessment of capacity) 22 October 2025
  • A London NHS Trust v DT & Ors (Brain Stem Testing) 21 October 2025
  • Fiona Burgess v Julie Elizabeth Whittle & Anor 16 October 2025
  • KP (Termination of Pregnancy), Re 13 October 2025
  • Steven Maile & Anor v Ruth Elizabeth Maile & Ors 6 October 2025
  • Andrew Morris Jenkins & Anor v Sarah Caroline Ingham Evans 3 October 2025
  • Carl Gardner, Deceased (Duration of Transparency Order), Re 24 September 2025
  • Darlington Borough Council v AW & Ors 22 September 2025
  • Lioubov Macpherson v Sunderland City Council 9 September 2025

RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • Adam Clive Scott v The Estate of Richard Norman Scott & Ors 29 October 2025
  • Khamba & Ors v Harrow London Borough Council & Ors 29 October 2025
  • Medway Council v M & Anor (Assessment of capacity) 22 October 2025
  • Andrew Breeze & Anor v Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary 17 October 2025
  • Sean McDwyer v Zadar Municipal Court (Croatia) 17 October 2025
  • Abbotsley Limited & Anor v Pheasantland Limited & Ors 13 October 2025
  • Steven Maile & Anor v Ruth Elizabeth Maile & Ors 6 October 2025
  • Avista Limited v Care Quality Commission 6 October 2025
  • Rohit Kulkarni v Gwent Holdings Limited & Anor 26 September 2025
  • Darlington Borough Council v AW & Ors 22 September 2025

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • MHCS update. Ministry of Justice, 'Mental Health Casework Section stakeholder update' (October 2025)
  • Case (Suicide of detained patient). Saranveer Sihota: Chesterfield Borough Council (PFD report, 23 October 2025)
  • Tribunal victims guidance. Practice Guidance on procedure for handling representations from victims in the mental health jurisdiction of the HESC chamber (Practice guidance no 2 of 2025, 27 May 2025)
  • Overseas witnesses and observers. HESC, 'Taking oral evidence from abroad and representatives and observers appearing from abroad' (Presidential Guidance Note No 1 of 2022, September 2022)
  • T144. Form T144: Victim representations and Victim Impact Statement (09.25)
  • T114. Form T114: Witness expenses and guidelines (09.25)
  • T128. Form T128: Options for your tribunal referral hearing - community patients (09.25)
  • T113 (CMR1). Form T113 (CMR1): Case management and pre-hearing (09.25)
  • T116. Form T116: Application to First-tier Tribunal - Guardianship (09.25)
  • MHA. Richard Jones, Mental Health Act Manual (28th edn, Sweet and Maxwell 2025)

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