The Law Society of Scotland has published on 19 May 2022 a detailed report considering and addressing current deficiencies in Scots… Read more
The Ministry of Justice’s consultation paper on ‘Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney’ (in England & Wales) was published on 20… Read more
In a slightly odd coincidence of timing, given the recent decision in the case of William Verden, an article that… Read more
For those in Scotland (or those elsewhere wanting to see some fascinating and challenging law reform proposals in the field… Read more
The Spaces of Mental Capacity Law Moving Beyond Binaries (Beverley Clough, Routledge, 2021, Hardback £120/ebook £33.29) [A version of this… Read more
As part of the Mental Health & Justice project, a new website has been launched with guidelines for clinicians and… Read more
The Court of Appeal has made some very important observations about the role of judicial visits in Court of Protection… Read more
Re ZK (No 2) [2021] EWCOP 61 is the sequel to one reported upon earlier here, and contains some important observations… Read more
The Supreme Court has for the first time looked in detail at what it means to have or lack capacity… Read more
Not just those within Ireland, but also those interested from other jurisdictions, in seeing how a hugely important law reform… Read more