Mental Health & Justice was a Wellcome Trust-funded multi-disciplinary research initiative, running between 2017-2023, addressing a cluster of public policy… Read more
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Right Care, Right Person before the courts
It is perhaps slightly surprising that Right Care, Right Person should make its first reported appearance in case-law in the… Read more
Rethinking the UK’s approach to dying: lessons from an end-of-life helpline
The charity Compassion in Dying has published a comprehensive and powerful report based on analysis of calls and emails received… Read more
Triage, COVID-19 and decision-making – a perspective from the courts
Perhaps prompted by the publication of the first report of the COVID-19 inquiry today (on the resilience and preparedness of… Read more
Following through a decision to withdraw life-sustaining treatment: a new dilemma for the Court of Protection
In NHS NW London ICB [2024] EWCOP 35, the Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Theis J, gave a careful… Read more
What’s in name? Competence and capacity (and is it enough for a child)?
In Re BC (Child in Care: Change of Forename and Surname) [2024] EWHC 1639 (Fam), Poole J approved a request… Read more
Mental capacity, mental health and assisted dying – for the Government in-tray
For those wanting to get themselves up to speed in new posts, a few resources: On deprivation of liberty –… Read more
Local authorities, care orders and consent to confinement – another striking decision from Lieven J
[update – the appeal against this decision was allowed by the Court of Appeal in February 2025. Judgment is awaited,… Read more
Decision-making capacity and mental health law – the Norwegian experience: in conversation with Jacob Jorem
In this ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Jacob Jorem, a Norwegian psychiatrist, lawyer and researcher, about the Norwegian experience… Read more
Capacity for care providers
In this video, I seek to answer a question I very often get asked – namely “why do I keep… Read more