After a stint since 2018 marked indelibly by the pandemic, as well as by the promulgation of no less than… Read more
A new Vice-President for the Court of Protection
Category: Miscellaneous
‘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
Court of Protection Handbook update 1 February 2023
The second quarterly update to the 4th edition of the Handbook is now available, bringing the book up to date… Read more
Section 49 MCA reports – letter from the Vice-President
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has published a letter (dated 16 December 2022) in relation to… Read more
The paramountcy of wishes and feelings – the Isle of Man takes on mental capacity
Reminding us always that it is very helpful to look around outside England & Wales, the Capacity Bill 2022 has… Read more
What place has ‘capacity’ in the criminal law relating to sex post JB?
A paper that I have written with Allegra Enefer has been published in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. … Read more
Wittgenstein, clinical dilemmas, and Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
“Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.” Whilst the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein was thinking of rather different matters… Read more
Job vacancy alert (Court of Protection solicitor – health and welfare)
The London-based firm, Mackintosh Law, are recruiting for another full time solicitor (0 to 3 years PQE) to join their mental… Read more