Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Supporting the… Read more
Three important developments, on different timelines, have occurred in relation to deprivation of liberty. The first development is the publication… Read more
Even by the standards of the Court of Protection, Re KP (Termination of Pregnancy) [2025] EWCOP 35 (T3) is a… Read more
Welcome to the October 2025 Mental Capacity Report. Highlights this month include: In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report:… Read more
[I set out here a press release from the Office of the Public Guardian – the ‘clarification’ relates to a… Read more
As many will know, by contrast to the position in England and Wales (and indeed Scotland), moves towards legislating for… Read more
By accident or design, Poole J appears to have found himself the Tier 3 transparency guru. In Re Gardner (Deceased)(Duration… Read more
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Professor Peter Bartlett about his article “Beyond the liberal subject: challenges in… Read more
I was contacted, again, by a health care professional who had been told with complete confidence that the new version… Read more
Darlington Borough Council v AW & Ors [2025] EWCOP 33 (T3), decided in August 2025, but only published more recently,… Read more