A short topical post to add to the mix in the seemingly endless General Election campaign to draw your attention… Read more
Voting, mental health and mental capacity
Category: Miscellaneous
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Chief Coroner’s Guidance on DOLS [Now superseded]
[Note – this guidance has now been superseded by new guidance (16A) available here.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
I need your money! The MDAC Christmas Appeal
This is not an update, but a request for your assistance with a really important cause. Three colleagues and I… Read more
Re X process goes live
A quick cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site to flag up that the Re X process for judicial… Read more
Taking capacity to the next level
Working on the theory that I am allowed every so often shamelessly to self-publicise, can I draw the attention of… Read more