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Category: Miscellaneous


Updated guidance note on relevant information for different categories of decision

Posted on 4 March 2024

As the Court of Protection judges have been very busy over the past little while looking at different categories of… Read more

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10 years since Cheshire West, the House of Lords scrutinised the MCA 2005 in action, and this website started…

Posted on 2 March 2024

March 2024 contains three ten year anniversaries.   One is national – indeed international – significance; one is of national significance,… Read more

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Guest post – the risks of ReSPECT

Posted on 30 September 2023

[I am very pleased to be able to host here a guest post by Richard Charlton and Bharati Gidoomal, two… Read more

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Independent review of disagreements in the care of critically ill children – the report and recommendations

Posted on 18 September 2023

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has today, 18 September 2023, published the report of the review it was commissioned in… Read more

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“Proportional assessments,” remote assessments, the Care Act and the MCA – an update

Posted on 7 September 2023

I posted a few weeks ago about new guidance on carrying out proportionate assessments under the Care Act 2014 published… Read more

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“Proportional assessments,” remote assessments, the Care Act and the MCA

Posted on 10 August 2023 Updated on 7 September 2023

Chief social worker for adults Lyn Romeo and principal social workers have issued (8 August 2023) guidance on carrying out… Read more

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Court of Protection Handbook update August 2023

Posted on 7 August 2023

The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including details of the new COP3… Read more

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Capacity, financial decision-making and young people: new toolkit

Posted on 9 June 2023

A toolkit has been published today (9 June 2023) by the Ministry of Justice as part of a commitment to… Read more

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Court of Protection Handbook update 1 May 2023

Posted on 1 May 2023

The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including details of guidance… Read more

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Litigation capacity – presumptions, stages and the ‘diagnostic’ test fallacy: an unofficial correction to the White Book

Posted on 25 April 2023

For civil practitioners, the White Book is an (inordinately expensive) but often indispensable addition to their suite of materials.  It… Read more

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Recent Posts

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    14 February 2026
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  • Attorneys, failures to consult and consequences

    14 February 2026
    Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board v RW & Anor [2026] EWCOP 10 (T3) provides a snapshot of the realities... …Read More »
  • Justice and the further expert

    14 February 2026
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    14 February 2026
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  • National Mental Capacity Forum Annual Report 2023-2025

    10 February 2026
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RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • CGT, R (on the application of) v West Sussex County Council 13 February 2026
  • Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board v RW & Anor 12 February 2026
  • CA & Anor (Fact Finding and Welfare: Rib Fractures), Re 11 February 2026
  • DA (Whether to replace a Single Joint Expert), Re 10 February 2026
  • AB, Re 5 February 2026
  • R v Maria Kwiatkowska 4 February 2026
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council v The Mother & Ors 2 February 2026
  • An NHS Trust v NM & Ors 26 January 2026
  • Helen Ginger & Ors v Robert Mickleburgh & Ors 23 January 2026
  • Bristol City Council v CC & Ors 22 January 2026

RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • CGT, R (on the application of) v West Sussex County Council 13 February 2026
  • MXV, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Home Department 10 February 2026
  • R v Maria Kwiatkowska 4 February 2026
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council v The Mother & Ors 2 February 2026
  • AN v St Andrew’s Healthcare & Anor 26 January 2026
  • Helen Ginger & Ors v Robert Mickleburgh & Ors 23 January 2026
  • Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others 21 January 2026
  • Optosafe Limited & Anor v John Mark Robertson 5 January 2026
  • SJ v Cardiff & Vale University Health Board & Anor 22 December 2025
  • Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust v EF & Ors 19 December 2025

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • Statistics on technical lifers. Ministry of Justice, 'How many technical lifers currently exist?' (FOI response 251127065, 17 December 2025)
  • Statistics on removal of restrictions. Ministry of Justice, 'Removal of restrictions, under s42(1) MHA 1983' (FOI response 260108061, 5 February 2026)
  • MHA 2025 information update
  • MHA conditional discharge. Mental Health Tribunal, 'MHA 2025 - an introduction to the new conditional discharge provisions' (10 February 2026)
  • Case (DCD and no mental disorder). AN v St Andrew's Healthcare [2026] UKUT 32 (AAC)
  • Legislation. Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Act 2026
  • Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 156, February 2026)
  • MHA amendments on 18 February 2026
  • Event. PELT: Children and Young People - DOL, Competency and Capacity (online, 25 February 2026)
  • Event. PELT: Introduction to the MHA, Code and Tribunals (online, 13 May 2026)

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