In a further judgment concerning vaccination for COVID-19, Hayden J has amplified the approach that he set out in E… Read more
The (pandemic delayed) new issue of the IJMHCL is now published, available (for free), here: To whet your appetite, I… Read more
LB Haringey v Emile [2020] MHLO (CC)[1] is a rare example of a contested determination of damages for deprivation of liberty… Read more
In England and Wales, the concept of mental capacity is codified in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). Central to… Read more
For years, the debate about the interface between the MHA and the MCA (as to which, see further my shedinar… Read more
In An NHS Trust v XB & Ors [2020] EWCOP 71, Theis J has further emphasised the thin legal ice… Read more
A new article to which I have contributed, led by Dr Nuala Kane, has just appeared in PLOS ONE, called Applying… Read more
As the vaccination programme continues apace, now is a good time to remind people that the Office of the Public… Read more
In Re UR [2021] EWCOP 10, Hayden J has set out a checklist for situations where the Court of Protection… Read more
In Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust v TM [2021] EWCOP 8, Hayden J considered an urgent application made by the… Read more