The MCA 2005 came fully into force 10 years ago today, on 1 October 2007. Entirely understandably given the day of… Read more
Happy birthday, Mental Capacity Act!
Category: Miscellaneous
Welfare cases in the Court of Protection: the real story
Once again we are all indebted to Cardiff Law School for further research about the use of the Court of… Read more
International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law: new issue out
The third issue (in its new guise) of the IJMHCL is now out, highlights including: Emma Cave, Jacinta OA Tan:… Read more
Court of Protection Court User Meeting 11 October
The next Court of Protection Court User Meeting (open to the public) is to be held on Wednesday 11 October… Read more
Social welfare law in Wales – new resource
As the law relating to welfare issues increasingly diverges in Wales (see, for instance, the different approaches to safeguarding taken… Read more
Strike: the Helmet Project – artists get busy on cycle helmets to raise awareness of brain injury
Strike: The Helmet Project is a unique charity exhibition of bike helmets turned into works of art, which will be… Read more
The MCA – big issues for the next 10 years
[In case of any wider interest, I reproduce below the text of a talk I gave today at the 10th… Read more
Guest post and event: Mediating conflict between health professionals, patients and families: It’s all about the human stuff.
[I reproduce here (with permission) a post which originally appeared on the Intensive Care Society Blog written by Sarah Barclay, Founder/Director,… Read more
PhD Scholarship opportunity
The Institute of Mental Health at the University of Nottingham is inviting applications for a PhD scholarship to explore one… Read more
Law Society Mental Health and Disability Committee recruiting
There are four vacancies, two immediate, and two for a September start, on the Law Society’s Mental Health and Disability… Read more