Responding to the recent flurry of case-law about the use of the inherent jurisdiction in relation to adults, I, together… Read more
Inherent jurisdiction guidance note
Category: Miscellaneous
DOLS delayed in Northern Ireland
In a setback both for rights protection and for fusion enthusiasts, it has been announced that the deprivation of liberty… Read more
Court of Protection Mediation Scheme
A practitioner-led nationwide pilot mediation scheme is being run from 1 October 2019, to evaluate the impact of mediation on… Read more
Re D – ‘Baby Bournewood’ – is to be handed down by the Supreme Court on 26 September
The long-awaited (since October 2018) judgment of the Supreme Court in Re D is to be handed down at 11:00… Read more
Who are they? Where are they? ‘Invisible’ locked up children
In a powerful and wide-ranging report published by the Children’s Commissioner on 16 May entitled “Who are they? Where are… Read more
Accredited Legal Representatives Pilot
The Law Society have been in discussions with HMCTS regarding the issues related to the appointment process for ALRs, which has… Read more
DoLS, the backlog and the consequences – the LGO reports
With (curiously?) coincidental timing, given that the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill returns to the Commons tomorrow, 2 April, the Local… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Assessment Guide updated
The Mental Capacity Report editorial team at 39 Essex Chambers have updated our guidance note on capacity assessment. For those… Read more
5 reflections on law reform (and over and out for now)
With a neat (if unplanned) symmetry, work that have been dominating my life has come to different forms of head… Read more
Guidance on CANH decision-making published by BMA and RCP
The British Medical Association and Royal College of Physicians have published today (12 December) guidance (endorsed, unusually but importantly, by… Read more