The Department of Health and Social Care is consulting (with a closing date of 16 August 2023), seeking “views on… Read more
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What should happen where it appears impossible to engage the person? A high-stakes question for the Court of Protection
In Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust & Anor v RL & Ors [2023] EWCOP 22 (a decision handed down in… Read more
Hegel and testamentary capacity: a synthesis between the common law and the MCA 2005?
The philosopher Hegel famously considered that progress was made by a thesis being advanced, to which an antithesis could be… Read more
Reforming the Mental Health Act – Approaches to Improve Patient Choice: the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
Whilst we wait to learn what the next steps may be in relation to mental health reform in England &… Read more
Legal Professionals wanted for Co-Production research into Accessible Legal Information
It is now well established that there is significant unmet legal need for accessible legal information about common legal problems…. Read more
Elephant traps and worked examples: the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015
In a hopefully helpful contribution for those working with the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, I have recorded a presentation… Read more
Commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 – today!
After a very protracted journey, including amendments introduced even before it had been implemented, Ireland’s Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015… Read more
The future of ageing: ethical considerations for research and innovation – Nuffield Council on Bioethics Report
In a veritable doorstop of a report published today, 25 April 2023, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics sets out its… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Case Reports: new headnoted series launched
As the Court of Protection Law Reports series has been discontinued by LexisNexis, the Court of Protection is losing a… Read more
Rights of older persons – UN working group (and action which can be taken already)
The thirteenth session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human… Read more