The quarterly update on the COPH website to the third edition of the Handbook is now out, bringing the book… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook – August 2020 Quarterly Update
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Deprivation of liberty and 16/17 year olds shedinar
In this shedinar, Dr Camilla Parker and I discuss the complexities of the law relating to deprivation of liberty in… Read more
Ducks, hats and deprivation of liberty – the Upper Tribunal grapples with conditional discharge
In MC v Cygnet Behavioural Health Ltd and SSJ [2020] UKUT 230 (AAC), UTJ Jacobs confirmed that the decision of… Read more
Wills and video-conferencing
Ahead of legislation to be introduced temporarily to amend the Wills Act 1837 to provide that the requirement for the… Read more
39 Essex Chambers July Mental Capacity Report – and walkthrough
The July Report is now out. If you want a walkthrough of the highlights from me, they are here: In… Read more
Incapacity and the limits of persuasion
In Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership v WA & Anor [2020] EWCOP 37, Hayden J had to consider the… Read more
Basic guide to the Court of Protection and glossary
With thanks to Victoria Butler-Cole QC, upon whose excellent 2013 work we have built, a small team comprising her, Sarah… Read more
Deprivation of liberty and 16-17 year olds – practice guidance
With huge thanks to Research in Practice for making this freely available, Camilla Parker and I have written practice guidance… Read more
Stem cell donation, altruism and the Court of Protection
In A NHS Foundation Trust v MC [2020] EWCOP 33, Cohen J has confirmed that it can be in the… Read more
Lessons learnt from a close encounter with triage
This paper, written in June 2020, is a narrative reflection from the viewpoint of a COVID-19 Ethics Working Group in a… Read more