[I am very grateful to George Szmukler, Professor of Psychiatry and Society at the Institute of Psychiatry, KCL, for this… Read more
A defence of ‘fusion’ law
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Self-neglect – a resource and another missed opportunity?
The Department of Health is currently consulting on the draft regulations and Guidance to accompany the implementation of Part I… Read more
Throwing down the gauntlet – the mental capacity revolution in Northern Ireland
Introduction I spent a fascinating half day on 3 July attending (and speaking at) a conference organised in Belfast to… Read more
Deprivation of liberty – some fog clears about children’s homes
Liverpool City Council v SG & Ors [2014] EWCOP 10 Summary In a judgment that assists in resolving one issue that… Read more
The CoP and post-mortem confidentiality
Press Association v Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust [2014] EWCOP 6 Summary This is the follow up to a… Read more
The CRPD, undue influence and the COP
LB Haringey v CM [2014] EWCOP B23 Summary This case concerns an objection by a family member to the appointment of… Read more
Costs, the CoP and the media
Re G (Adult) (Costs) [2014] EWCOP 5 Summary We have covered the previous episodes in this rather depressing story in… Read more
The HoL Select Committee – the Government responds
The response to the Select Committee’s post-legislative scrutiny report has been published today (10 June) and is available here. I… Read more
Book Review: Cretney and Lush on Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney (7th Edition)
Cretney and Lush on Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney (7th Edition): Senior Judge Denzil Lush (Jordans, 2014, £67.50) This work… Read more
Looking sidewise in the COP
RB v Brighton and Hove Council [2014] EWCA Civ 561 Summary In June 2007 RB sustained a serious brain injury… Read more