The February 2023 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
February 2023 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough
Category: Webinar
A long-term perspective in capacity: in conversation with Dr Janet Weston
In the most recent (slightly snuffly) in conversation, I talk to Dr Janet Weston about her fascinating book Looking after Miss… Read more
Interdisciplinarity, capacity paradigms and new challenges for capacity – in conversation with Dr Gareth Owen
In a slightly different ‘in conversation with,’ in that the tables are turned half-way though and I’m on the spot,… Read more
Judging Values And Participation In Mental Capacity Law – in conversation with Dr Camillia Kong and Professor Penny Cooper
In this shedinar, I discuss the genesis, findings and headline points of the Judging Values project led by Camillia Kong… Read more
2022 – a year in (mostly) Court of Protection cases shedinar
In the first shedinar of 2023, I have done a review of the key cases from the Court of Protection… Read more
How to read a Court of Protection judgment – shedinar
Prompted by a number of situations recently in which I have been concerned that professionals may not always know how… Read more
Decision-making styles and stresses – the case of autism: in conversation with David Mason
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to PhD student David Mason about the research that the King’s College London… Read more
Mental health law reform – the Scottish perspective: in conversation with Professor Jill Stavert and Professor Colin McKay
I am joined, not in the shed (under repair), by Professors Jill Stavert and Colin McKay, both members of the… Read more
National Mental Capacity Forum new series of webinars: starting 20 October with DNACPR and the MCA
NEVER STOP LEARNING ABOUT MENTAL CAPACITY: The National Mental Capacity Forum is pleased to announce the launch of a second… Read more
Advance choice documents: their potential and prerequisites – in conversation with Dr Lade Smith CBE
In the latest ‘in conversation with,’ Dr Lade Smith CBE and I talk about advance choice documents in the mental health… Read more