A very useful briefing document by Sophie Stammers and Lisa Bortolotti from the University of Birmingham has been published on this subject, summarising recent research … Read More ›
Category: Miscellaneous
The Vice-President has issued two sets of guidance, the first (on 13 March) primarily directed at judges and legal practitioners visiting P, the second (18 … Read More ›
New guidelines from the Royal College of Physicians and endorsed or supported by a further 15 health bodies offer updated guidance on the diagnosis, assessment, … Read More ›
BASW Cymru have launched a survey regarding DoLS practice and the forthcoming Liberty Protection Safeguards. It is intended for completion by Social Workers as well … Read More ›
The Independent Review of Learning Disability and Autism in Scotland’s mental health legislation has published two important reports to sit alongside its final report and … Read More ›
The 39 Essex Chambers guide to deprivation of liberty in the hospital setting has now been updated, in particular to take account of the decision … Read More ›
Responding to the recent flurry of case-law about the use of the inherent jurisdiction in relation to adults, I, together with others on the 39 … Read More ›
In a setback both for rights protection and for fusion enthusiasts, it has been announced that the deprivation of liberty provisions in the Mental Capacity … Read More ›
A practitioner-led nationwide pilot mediation scheme is being run from 1 October 2019, to evaluate the impact of mediation on Court of Protection proceedings. … Read More ›
The long-awaited (since October 2018) judgment of the Supreme Court in Re D is to be handed down at 11:00 am on 26 September 2019; … Read More ›