Confounding the expectations of those who had thought that the stalemate in Stormont meant there was no possibility that MCA… Read more
All (or at least part) go for the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland)
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LPS – a parallel world?
Given the passing of final Parliamentary hurdles by the LPS, facilitated by the abandonment of any statutory definition of deprivation… Read more
LPS is go
The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill passed its final legislative stage in the House of Lords this evening (24 April) and… Read more
Seize the day, or lose the person
In FT v MM and RM [2019] EWHC 935 (Fam), Russell J has highlighted a real and problematic difference between… Read more
LPS update – back to the Lords on 24 April
The Parliament website now (11 April) tells us that the very slow motion game of Ping-Pong in the final stages… Read more
Sex, rights and controversy
The reported remarks of Hayden J at a directions hearing about the husband’s “right” to have sex with his wife… Read more
LPS – further exchange between Joint Committee on Human Rights and Government
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 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