We have updated our vaccination and mental capacity guide to take account of recent caselaw. It can be found here…. Read more
Vaccination and mental capacity – 6th update to 39 Essex Chambers guide
Category: COVID-19
The MCA and COVID-19 – video
This shedinar, recorded in December 2021, seeks to set out the key messages about the application of the Mental Capacity… Read more
DHSC Emergency MCA/DOLS guidance withdrawn
With effect from 10 August 2021, the DHSC’s emergency guidance on the MCA and DOLS has been withdrawn. Whilst… Read more
National Mental Capacity Forum 8th Rapid Response’ Webinar on Monday 22 March, 12:30 – 13:30
As of 8 March, people across England and Wales have begun to see restrictions start to lift and the government’s… Read more
Vaccination – looking at all the relevant circumstances
Re CR. [2021] EWCOP 19, decided by HHJ Butler differed to the previous two (both decided by Hayden J) because… Read more
Human Rights in Care Homes: A Survey-Based Study
The Essex Autonomy Project wants you (if you are a professional working in or with care homes in England and… Read more
Should age matter in COVID-19 triage? A deliberative study
An article I co-wrote (the lead author being Dr Margot Kuylen), has now been published in the Journal of Medical… Read more
Visiting guidance – English care homes and supported living placements
[This post has now been superseded by this one, reflecting the changes from 19 July 2021] The DHSC’s guidance for… Read more
Family care and the lockdown regulations – an important (but nuanced) Court of Protection decision
The (surprisingly) small body of reported cases relating to COVID-19 (representing the tip of a rather larger iceberg) has been… Read more
Deliberative democracy and scarce NHS resources
A project that I worked on over the summer involving Kings College London and Ipsos MORI has just published its… Read more