I posted a few weeks ago about new guidance on carrying out proportionate assessments under the Care Act 2014 published… Read more
Chief social worker for adults Lyn Romeo and principal social workers have issued (8 August 2023) guidance on carrying out… Read more
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including details of the new COP3… Read more
A toolkit has been published today (9 June 2023) by the Ministry of Justice as part of a commitment to… Read more
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including details of guidance… Read more
For civil practitioners, the White Book is an (inordinately expensive) but often indispensable addition to their suite of materials. It… Read more
As we head towards local elections in England, a reminder of this excellent post by Lucy Series (from a couple of… Read more
After a stint since 2018 marked indelibly by the pandemic, as well as by the promulgation of no less than… Read more
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has issued guidance about closed hearings and closed materials. As it… Read more
A revised version of the form used to address (and where the person lacks the capacity, to explain in detail… Read more