Acting considerably more quickly than many had expected to give effect to its commitment to legislate to act upon Law… Read more
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill has been published. More detail and commentary will follow in the 39 Essex Chambers Mental… Read more
The JCHR has today (29 June) published the report of its inquiry into the reform of DOLS. Whilst I… Read more
The Court of Appeal has rejected [2018] EWCA Civ 1431 the appeal by Noel Conway against the decision of the… Read more
The Government of Singapore has just (18 May) passed a Vulnerable Adults Act (the link here is to the Bill… Read more
The small body of appellate level jurisdiction on the MCA has been added to in Re RW [2018] EWCA Civ 1067, concerning… Read more
The May reports will be circulated shortly to those who have signed up for them, but for those who cannot… Read more
[The independent Review of the MHA has published its interim report today (1 May). Whilst it should be read in… Read more
As many will know, I spent a considerable part of 2017 seeking to persuade the Law Commission to take forward… Read more
The April 2018 Report is now available. Highlights include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: the… Read more