Searching for something on my website, I realised that it was 7 years ago this weekend (13/14 March 2014) that… Read more
Mental Capacity Law and Policy turns seven – a trip through the archives
Category: Miscellaneous
Supporting people who have eating and drinking difficulties: new guidance from the Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians has published (10 March 2021) a guide to practical care and clinical assistance. Its particular… Read more
Legal ice and fast-moving situations
The concept of legal ice is one that I think that I may have borrowed from somewhere (and, if so,… Read more
Official Solicitor Practice Notes
Two Practice Notes have been published by the Official Solicitor, Sarah Castle, setting out important practicalities relating the appointment of… Read more
Over and out for 2020
The recent flurry of case comments on my website has, I think, caught me up with the most important recent… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook quarterly update – November 2020
The quarterly online update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available, covering such cases as DP v Hillingdon… Read more
Deliberative democracy and scarce NHS resources
A project that I worked on over the summer involving Kings College London and Ipsos MORI has just published its… Read more
The ‘frozen’ attorney – what to do where an attorney cannot decide?
In the course of recent work (including in the context of the revision to the MCA Code of Practice) an… Read more
National Mental Capacity Forum – Chair’s report
The fourth annual report by the Chair of the NMCF, Baroness Ilora Finlay, was published on 12 August. Had I… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Capacity Guide updated
The 39 Essex Chambers Guide to carrying out and recording capacity assessments has been updated, in particular to add a… Read more