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39 Essex Chambers October 2025 Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough

Posted on 4 October 2025

Welcome to the October 2025 Mental Capacity Report. Highlights this month include: In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report:… Read more

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39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report September 2025 (and walkthrough)

Posted on 3 September 2025

The September 2025 Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty… Read more

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39 Essex Chambers July Mental Capacity Report now out – and walkthrough

Posted on 18 July 2025

The July 2025 Mental Capacity Report is now out.  Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more

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39 Essex Chambers June 2025 Mental Capacity Report

Posted on 20 June 2025

With huge thanks to Arianna Kelly for editing this in my temporarily incapacitated state, and apologies that technical issues means… Read more

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39 Essex Chambers May 2025 Mental Capacity Report – issue 150!

Posted on 13 May 2025 Updated on 13 May 2025

The May 2025 Mental Capacity Report.  It is our 150th issue, and, to mark this, Tor Butler-Cole KC and have… Read more

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39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report April 2025

Posted on 3 April 2025 Updated on 3 April 2025

The April 2025 Mental Capacity Report is now out.  Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more

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39 Essex Chambers February 2025 Mental Capacity Report and Walkthrough

Posted on 5 February 2025

The February 2025 Mental Capacity Report is now out.  Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more

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December 2024 Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough

Posted on 4 December 2024

The December 2024 Mental Capacity Report will shortly be making its way to subscribers’ inboxes.  Highlights this month include: (1)… Read more

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Property and affairs deputyship applications – the digital route will be mandatory for legal professionals from 2 December 2024

Posted on 22 November 2024 Updated on 1 December 2024

In a letter sent out on 18 November 2024 (but which had the wrong date, subsequently corrected), HMCTS has confirmed… Read more

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September 2024 Mental Capacity Report now out – and walkthrough

Posted on 4 September 2024

The September 2024 Mental Capacity Report is now out.  It is something of a doorstop thanks to our (in this… Read more

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RSS feed: National Archives Mental Capacity cases National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • Untitled 30 October 2026
  • A LOCAL AUTHORITY v ZZ 29 October 2026
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  • Zedra Trust Company (UK) Limited v Graham David Tustain 9 October 2026
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RSS feed: National Archives Mental Health Act cases National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • Untitled 30 October 2026
  • A LOCAL AUTHORITY v ZZ 29 October 2026
  • MO v The Secretary of State for the Home Department 28 October 2026
  • Zedra Trust Company (UK) Limited v Graham David Tustain 9 October 2026
  • R v Cheryl McEwan 29 September 2026
  • YZ v The Secretary of State for the Home Department 24 September 2026
  • Fiona Hodge & Ors v R 16 September 2026
  • Darren Osment v R 15 September 2026
  • E (A Child) (Special Guardianship Order: Public Law Proceedings), Re 10 September 2026
  • TW v Worcestershire County Council 9 September 2026

RSS feed: Mental Health Law Online updates Mental Health Law Online updates

  • Event. LAG: Mental health law update (10 November 2026, online)
  • Event. LAG: Community Care Conference (London, 9 February 2027)
  • MHA. Richard Jones, Mental Health Act Manual (29th edn, Sweet and Maxwell 2026)
  • AGNI guidance. DHSC, 'UK Supreme Court 2026 judgment on what constitutes a deprivation of liberty' (updated, 22 September 2026)
  • Case (Open justice). Re I (publication of decision) [2026] MHLO 2 (FTT)
  • Case (Inadequate reasons about statutory criteria). Re I (inadequate reasons) [2025] MHLO 20 (FTT)
  • Welsh Measure Code. Welsh Government, 'Code of Practice to Parts 2 and 3 of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010' (2012)
  • English/Welsh differences. Law Society, 'Practice note: Differences in English and Welsh law' (10 September 2026)
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