The independent review of mental health law in Scotland under the chair of John Scott QC has launched its website,… Read more
Scottish Mental Health Law Review – website and consultation
Category: Legislative developments
Serious Medical Treatment – Practice Guidance
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J has published guidance on serious medical treatment applications in the Court… 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
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
Civil Justice Council consultation on vulnerable witnesses and parties in civil proceedings
The Civil Justice Council has issued a detailed paper setting out the current position and proposals for reform of the… Read more
Full text of Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 now published
The full text of the MC(A)A 2019 has now been published, to the relief of all those who were being… Read more
LPS – a parallel world?
Given the passing of final Parliamentary hurdles by the LPS, facilitated by the abandonment of any statutory definition of deprivation… Read more
LPS update – back to the Lords on 24 April
The Parliament website now (11 April) tells us that the very slow motion game of Ping-Pong in the final stages… Read more
LPS – further exchange between Joint Committee on Human Rights and Government
Ahead of today’s ping-pong stage in the Commons, the Government has published its response to the two reports of the… Read more
LPS ping pong update – Government proposes compromise on deprivation of liberty
The Government has just (29 March) published its proposed response to the Lords amendments to the LPS. The Government proposes… Read more