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 – further exchange between Joint Committee on Human Rights and Government
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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
Will, preferences, amputation – and the need for early involvement of the court
The decision of Lieven J in East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust v PW [2019] EWCOP 10[1] is of importance for… Read more
LPS back to Parliament on 2 April
The ping-pong stage of LPS continues, it just having been announced that the Bill will return to Parliament on 2… Read more
ADRTs, medical obligations and decision-making relation in CANH
In NHS Cumbria CCG v Rushton [2018] EWCOP 41, Hayden J has both given clear endorsement to the BMA/RCP guidance… Read more
LPS – where are we, and where are we going?
[This post has been updated to be current as at March 2022, reflecting the draft Code of Practice as published… Read more
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill update
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill returned to the Lords last night (26 February). The majority of the amendments introduced… Read more
Capacity, social media and the internet
In two linked judgments, Re A (Capacity: Social Media and Internet Use: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 2 and Re B… Read more
Mental Health Act review supporting documents
The supporting materials for the review of the MHA 1983 that reported in December last year have now been published…. Read more
Voluntary psychiatric patients, suicide and the duty to protect – Strasbourg pronounces
In Fernandes de Olivera v Portugal [2019] ECHR 106, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, in a… Read more
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