The MHDC is recruiting for six new members to start in September 2022. The official blurb from the Law Society… Read more
Law Society of England & Wales Mental Health and Disability Committee vacancies
Category: Miscellaneous
MCA Codes of Practice Update
There are two Codes of Practice to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, one for the main body of the Act,… Read more
Judicial visits to P – new guidance
Following the case of AH, in which the Court of Appeal expressed the “pressing need” for guidance in relation to… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook Quarterly Update
The quarterly online update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available, covering key practice and procedure updates to the… Read more
Pre-Christmas update – professional and personal
You will, I’m sure, have seen the December Mental Capacity Report which came out last week: if not, you can… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Guidance Note – Determining and Recording Best Interests – updated!
Having just updated our guidance note about assessing and recording capacity, we have now updated our guidance note on determining… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Guidance Notes: Carrying out and Recording Capacity Assessments and Relevant Information – updated!
Our guidance note has been updated to reflect the decision of the Supreme Court in JB, as well as other recent… Read more
Communication and participation in the Court of Protection – new training video
Researchers on the AHRC-funded project, Judging Values and Participation in Mental Capacity Law, based at the ICPR, Birkbeck School of… Read more
Court of Protection Quarterly Update – November 2021
The quarterly online update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available, covering key practice and procedure updates to… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook update – August 2021
A couple of days ahead of schedule, the quarterly online update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available, covering… Read more