Chief social worker for adults Lyn Romeo and principal social workers have issued (8 August 2023) guidance on carrying out… Read more
“Proportional assessments,” remote assessments, the Care Act and the MCA
Category: Miscellaneous
Court of Protection Handbook update 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
Capacity, financial decision-making and young people: new toolkit
A toolkit has been published today (9 June 2023) by the Ministry of Justice as part of a commitment to… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook update 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
Litigation capacity – presumptions, stages and the ‘diagnostic’ test fallacy: an unofficial correction to the White Book
For civil practitioners, the White Book is an (inordinately expensive) but often indispensable addition to their suite of materials. It… Read more
Voting and mental capacity – the facts, not the myths
As we head towards local elections in England, a reminder of this excellent post by Lucy Series (from a couple of… Read more
A new Vice-President for the Court of Protection
After a stint since 2018 marked indelibly by the pandemic, as well as by the promulgation of no less than… Read more
‘Closed hearings’ guidance issued by the Vice-President
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has issued guidance about closed hearings and closed materials. As it… Read more
Revised certificate as to capacity to conduct proceedings form published
A revised version of the form used to address (and where the person lacks the capacity, to explain in detail… Read more
Joint Practice Note: Cafcass and Official Solicitor – urgent out of hours applications in relation to medical treatment concerning children
Cafcass and the Official Solicitor have published a joint practice note dated January 2023 “intended to assist the judiciary and… Read more