The second quarterly update to the 4th edition of the Handbook is now available, bringing the book up to date… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook update 1 February 2023
Category: Miscellaneous
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
Mental capacity shedinars and conversations – a small plug
As thoughts turn to new terms and new jobs, I wanted to highlight for those of you coming to work… Read more
Human Rights in Care Settings: Joint Committee on Human Rights reports
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has today (22 July) published its report into Human Rights in Care Settings, following… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook 4th edition – almost here
Shameless self-promotion alert: the fourth edition of the Legal Action Group Court of Protection Handbook is now available to pre-order,… Read more
Reported judgments involving medical treatment of children
In a very helpful development anyone either interested in or involved in cases involving the medical treatment of children, Professor… Read more