There are two Codes of Practice to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, one for the main body of the Act,… Read more
Unofficial update to MCA Codes updated
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Natural justice and costs in the Court of Protection
Riddle v NA [2025] EWCOP 39 (T3) raises questions about the fitness for purpose of a key plank of the… Read more
50 years in mental health and capacity law – in conversation with Peter Edwards
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Peter Edwards, a solicitor who has just passed his 50 year mark… Read more
Book review: Consenting Children (Lisa Forsberg, Isra Black and Anthony Skelton (eds))
Book Review: Lisa Forsberg, Isra Black and Anthony Skelton (eds), Consenting Children: Autonomy, Responsibility, Well-Being (Liverpool University Press: Proceedings of… Read more
Holding the risk in medical treatment cases
Re RS (Best Interests: Surgery and Intensive Care) [2025] EWCOP 38 (T3) is a case which demonstrates the care and… Read more
November 2025 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report now out – and walkthrough
The November 2025 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
Capacity, decisions to end one’s own life, and the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Following on from my evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee considering the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)… Read more
Is mental capacity law law? In conversation with Professor John Coggon
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Professor John Coggon about his – deliberately! – provocative new paper Is… Read more
Fact finding in the Court of Protection
In Nottinghamshire County Council v SV & Anor [2025] EWCOP 37 (T3), Lieven J has provided a helpful recap of… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill update
As many will know, the House of Lords convened a Select Committee to consider the Bill, which heard from witnesses… Read more