Ahead of legislation to be introduced temporarily to amend the Wills Act 1837 to provide that the requirement for the ‘presence’ of those making and … Read More ›
Category: COVID-19
With effect from 24 July 2020, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020 require, by Regulation 3(1), … Read More ›
I have recorded a shedinar under the auspices of the National Mental Capacity Forum on testing for COVID-19 with Chelle Farnan and Dr Elisabeth Alton. … Read More ›
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) (England) Regulations, which came into force on 4 July, change, yet again, the legal framework governing what people in … Read More ›
In what is becoming a (rather unhelpful) routine, far-reaching and significant legislation was published on Sunday 14 June to come into effect on 15 June, … Read More ›
In a welcome development, the DHSC’s MCA/DoLS guidance has now been further added to to include a specific section about appeals against orders made under … Read More ›
[Update 3 July 2020 – with the coming into force on 4 July of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) (England) Regulations 2020, the position … Read More ›
The DHSC’s emergency MCA/DoLS guidance has been updated today (29 May). Most importantly, additional guidance has been published, addressing a number of key points … Read More ›
The Court of Protection Bar Association is holding a webinar at 17:00 on 28 May 2020 on this topic, chaired by the Vice-President of the Court of … Read More ›
NHSE-I published on 19 May updated guidance on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the use of the Mental Health Act (MHA) and … Read More ›