In a fascinating judgment, B v D [2017] EWCOP 15, handed down on 5 September, Baker J had to consider… Read more
All life is an experiment – patient choice from the other side of capacity
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MCA updates: (most) of the news that’s fit to print
Introduction It seems that my trip to New Zealand to work on my Wellcome Trust contested capacity assessment project (the… Read more
Law Commission consultation: Wills
The Law Commission has published today (13 July) a major consultation on the potential for reforms to the law… Read more
Treading carefully: best interests and religious practices
In Re IH (Observance of Muslim Practice) [2017] EWCOP 9, Cobb J had to decide two questions in relation to… Read more
Transparency Update and changes to SMT approach
The Transparency Pilot approach and that previously provided for in Serious Medical Treatment cases has now been merged (in fact, the… Read more
International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law – call for papers
The editors and publisher of the International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law (ISSN: 2056-3922) are making a call… Read more
Election Corner – guest post
[By way of a sneak preview of the next Mental Capacity Report to be published shortly, I reproduce here as… Read more
Exciting research opportunity – contested capacity assessment
The Wellcome Trust-funded research programme Mental Health and Justice of which I am a part are looking for a Clinical… Read more
Call for papers: European Understandings of Advance Decision-making: an Interdisciplinary Conference
I reproduce here a call for abstracts from Samantha Halliday at the University of Leeds for what looks like a… Read more
Support Decision-Making in Practice – masterclass
I share here an invitation from the Essex Autonomy Project and Empowerment Matters for a two-day Masterclass with Cher Nicholson on… Read more