The October Mental Capacity Law Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and… Read more
October Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out – and seminar announced
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Capacity is not an off-switch
In Wye Valley NHS Trust v Mr B [2015] EWCOP 60, Peter Jackson J has made clear just how far… Read more
Charles J on a roll – now for CTOs
In PJ v A Local Health Board & Ors [2015] UKUT 0480 (AAC) Charles J, sitting as President of the Upper… Read more
Section 49 reports – the thorny issues
A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site, where I have just written about the very recent decision in… Read more
“Three Jurisdictions” CRPD project is ‘go’
I am very pleased to be able to share the news that funding has been secured for a project (led… Read more
VOICES Project launched at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy
From NZ, where I’m just finishing up teaching a fascinating (to me!) course on vulnerable adults rights protection at Auckland… Read more
News from New Zealand – testamentary capacity and undue influence
It is appropriate to highlight a Kiwi case in what is likely to be one of my last posts before… Read more
Conditional discharge and DOLS – sanity prevails
In Secretary of State for Justice v KC and C Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2015] UKUT 0376 (AAC), Charles… Read more
Law Commission’s Deprivation of Liberty Consultation now open
The wait is finally over, and the Law Commission’s consultation is now open. We will have an article by Tim… Read more
News from Belfast – the NI Mental Capacity Bill
I gave evidence with Caroline Bielanska, Phil Fennell, Julian Hughes, Wayne Martin and George Szmukler to the Ad Hoc Committee… Read more