With thanks to Niall Fry of DH, you will find here the PDF of the MCA rights cards that DH has produced… Read more
Your MCA rights on (almost) one page
Category: Miscellaneous
Precedent orders – now updated
As some will have already discovered, the COP Handbook website includes a suite of (free) precedent orders. We have recently updated… Read more
MHLA COP conference 3 July
Please all rush at once to register for the Mental Health Lawyers Association 2nd annual COP Conference, to be held on 3… Read more
Voting, mental health and mental capacity
A short topical post to add to the mix in the seemingly endless General Election campaign to draw your attention… Read more
Deprivation of Liberty Guidance now out!
The guidance on deprivation of liberty which I have been working with Neil Allen, Sophy Miles, Paula Scully and Beverley Taylor has now been… Read more
International Protection of Adults – the book is finally out
For all those with an interest in cross-border and comparative capacity issues, I’m delighted to announce that The International Protection… Read more
ADASS DoLS form guidance
The DoLS Forms Guidance to accompany the ADASS revised forms is now ready; it has yet to make its appearance… Read more
New SCIE directory of MCA resources
In fulfilment of one of the Government’s commitments in response to the House of Lords’ Select Committee report on the MCA 2005,… Read more
Chief Coroner’s Guidance on DOLS [Now superseded]
[Note – this guidance has now been superseded by new guidance (16A) available here. It has been kept as a… Read more
December Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out
Welcome to the December Mental Capacity Law Newsletters. Highlights this month include: 1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of… Read more