I was contacted, again, by a health care professional who had been told with complete confidence that the new version… Read more
Wishing won’t make it so – urban myths around s.4B MCA 2005
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Anticipating the reasonableness of responses – time-specific capacity in action
Darlington Borough Council v AW & Ors [2025] EWCOP 33 (T3), decided in August 2025, but only published more recently,… Read more
The Court of Protection: a Welsh language primer in key caselaw
TIRE v Carmarthenshire County Council [2024] EWCOP 81 (T2) is, as far as I know (but we would welcome correction)… Read more
Disabled Children’s Social Care – a walkthrough of the recommendations
The Law Commission’s Disabled Children’s Social Care project – on which I was a consultant – published its final report… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook 5th edition – and updated website
The new (2025, 5th) edition of the Court of Protection Handbook is now available, and accompanying website has been updated… Read more
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is not good law – a briefing on the problems and how to fix them
As some may know, I am a member of the Complex Life and Death Decisions Group (CLADD). CLADD is a… Read more
Disabled Children’s Social Care – Law Commission final report now published
[The Law Commission’s Disabled Children’s Social Care project – on which I was a consultant – published its final report… Read more
Law Commission 14th programme of law reform – and a vulnerable adults project on the horizon?
The Law Commission of England & Wales published its 14th programme of law reform on 4 September – i.e. its… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report September 2025 (and walkthrough)
The September 2025 Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty… Read more
SCIE sounds the alarm on MCA reform
The Social Care Institute for Excellence is not normally an alarmist body, which makes its recent (26 August 2025) statement… Read more