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Mental capacity – challenges and commitment: in conversation with Ilora Finlay

Posted on 26 June 2022

In this conversation, I talk to Ilora Finlay (Baroness Finlay of Llandaff), the first Chair of the National Mental Capacity… Read more

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In the Shadows of the Institution – the film

Posted on 23 June 2022

Dr Lucy Series has recently written a book, entitled Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution (Bristol University Press,… Read more

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Two (and a bit) years of talking to people from my shed

Posted on 5 June 2022

As I prepare to leave the shed for Edinburgh for the World Congress on Adult Capacity (real people in a… Read more

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ReSPECT, advance decision-making and capacity dilemmas – in conversation with Dr Zoë Fritz

Posted on 18 May 2022

In this conversation, I talk to Dr Zoë Fritz, Wellcome fellow in Society and Ethics and a Consultant in Acute… Read more

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Lived experience and mental health research – in conversation with Dr Thomas Kabir

Posted on 17 May 2022

In this conversation, I talk to Dr Thomas Kabir about his work with the McPin Foundation, and co-chair of the… Read more

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Can we move beyond binaries in thinking about capacity and disability? In conversation with Dr Bev Clough

Posted on 3 May 2022

In this conversation, I talk to Dr Bev Clough about her new book, The Spaces of Mental Capacity Law Moving Beyond… Read more

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LPS and MCA Code consultation – video Q&As

Posted on 25 April 2022 Updated on 22 June 2022

[Update – a further video can be found here, on a page which has all four together] Thanks very much… Read more

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Contraception, support and intellectual disability – in conversation with Jodie Rawles

Posted on 30 March 2022 Updated on 30 March 2022

In this conversation, I talk to Jodie Rawles about her research as part of the Mental Health & Justice project… Read more

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Deprivation of liberty in the shadows of the institution – in discussion with Dr Lucy Series

Posted on 29 March 2022 Updated on 29 March 2022

In this conversation, I ask Dr Lucy Series about her book Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution… Read more

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Implementing advance care plans in the peri-operative period – the anaesthetic perspective

Posted on 14 March 2022

In this ‘in conversation’ with Dr Tim Meek, we discuss the role of anaesthetists before and during operations, how they… Read more

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Recent Posts

  • The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and capacity

    1 February 2026
    In light of the fact that it appears likely that questions of capacity will be considered imminently by the House... …Read More »
  • Cannabis, criminality and capacity – a Jersey perspective

    31 January 2026
    In the Capacity and Self-Determination Law 2016, Jersey has a framework which looks a great deal like the Mental Capacity... …Read More »
  • Advance decisions to refuse treatment – updated guidance note

    24 January 2026
    I have updated my guidance note on advance decisions to refuse treatment under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to take... …Read More »
  • If you do not know you are doing wrong, can you sue for not being prevented from doing it? – the Supreme Court pronounces

    21 January 2026
    The Supreme Court has allowed the appeal of three of the relevant public bodies in the Lewis-Ranwell case, concerning the effect... …Read More »
  • Nearest relatives – the law and the reality: in conversation with Nick Robinson, Judy Laing and Jeremy Dixon

    20 January 2026
    In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Nick Robinson, Professor Judy Laing, and Dr Jeremy Dixon about the website that... …Read More »

RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • Helen Ginger & Ors v Robert Mickleburgh & Ors 23 January 2026
  • Bristol City Council v CC & Ors 22 January 2026
  • A Local Authority v ZX 22 January 2026
  • Clive Leonard Stephenson & Anor v Gerard Anthony Daley & Anor 19 January 2026
  • Alison Parr v Cheshire East Council & Anor 9 January 2026
  • Stuart John Pilbrow v Nicola Jane Eileen Glanville & Anor 8 January 2026
  • London Borough of Lewisham v SL & Anor 19 December 2025
  • Priti Patel v Nicholas O'Sullivan & Ors 19 December 2025
  • Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust v EF & Ors 19 December 2025
  • SW v Nottingham City Council & Anor 19 December 2025

RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • Helen Ginger & Ors v Robert Mickleburgh & Ors 23 January 2026
  • Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others 21 January 2026
  • Optosafe Limited & Anor v John Mark Robertson 5 January 2026
  • Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust v EF & Ors 19 December 2025
  • Jamie Jenkins v R 18 December 2025
  • White and Sterling Residential Care Limited v Care Quality Commission 17 December 2025
  • ABW, R (on the application of) v Secretary Of State for the Home Department 17 December 2025
  • R v Akram Miah 16 December 2025
  • D (Contempt: Sentencing), Re 16 December 2025
  • Angus Cameron v Secretary of State for Justice & Anor 4 December 2025

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • Case (Testamentary capacity). Ginger v Mickleburgh [2026] EWHC 100 (Ch)
  • UT (AAC) decision publication. Upper Tribunal (AAC) Practice Statement: Publication of decisions (2 April 2025)
  • Court of Protection book. Alex Ruck Keene et al, Court of Protection Handbook: A User's Guide (5th edn, LAG 2025)
  • Book update. Alex Ruck Keene et al, 'Court of Protection Handbook: Handbook updates' (5 January 2026)
  • Mental Capacity Report note. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Capacity mini-update' (January 2026)
  • Annual CQC report on MHA. CQC, 'Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2024/25' (29 January 2026)
  • Tribunals report. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 'Senior President of Tribunals' Annual Report 2025' (January 2026)
  • Event. MHLA: Panel course (London, 16-17 March 2026)
  • Event. COPPA: In Conversation with the Vice President (Newcastle, 5 February 2026)
  • Case (Leave recommendations). WM v Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust [2025] UKUT 396 (AAC)

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