In an open access article published today (16 December) in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Lynne Turner-Stokes makes a further… Read more
PVS/MCS and the courts: a further contribution
Category: Miscellaneous
Law Commission Deprivation of Liberty project update
I reproduce below the email that has just been sent to sent to consultees and other stakeholders updating on the… Read more
Agency healthcare and welfare lawyer position at the Official Solicitor’s office
The Official Solicitor’s office is looking to recruit an agency lawyer for three or so months into their healthcare and… Read more
Mental capacity law research opportunity at Birmingham Law School
Acting as recruiter for the admirable Rosie Harding, I’m posting what looks like a really interesting opportunity for any budding… Read more
Inquiry Report of the UN Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities on UK
The first report following a confidential inquiry by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has just… Read more
Care Act statutory guidance amendments
The Care Act statutory guidance was amended without fanfare on 27 October. The changes were not as significant as those… Read more
Mental Health Act Survey
The Mental Health Alliance, a coalition of over 75 organisations united by a common interest in a fair Mental Health… Read more
Advance Decisions to Refuse Life-Sustaining Treatment and the Court of Protection
Introduction Two recent press stories have – whether deliberately or not – cast very unhelpful doubt upon the status of… Read more
#ImWithSam Autism and Learning Disability Hate Crime campaign
The admirable learning disability and autism organisation Dimensions has recently launched a new campaign called #ImWithSam to raise awareness of,… Read more
Inaugural issue International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law now published
Hot off the press, the inaugural issue of the IJMJCL – the spiritual successor to the late lamented Journal of… Read more