Just too late for the September 2026 Mental Capacity Report, HHJ Burrows has handed down the most comprehensive first instance… Read more
AGNI – the most comprehensive first instance ‘run’ at it so far
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Book Review: Graham Box and Kenneth Chambaere: Assisted Dying: The Great Legal and Moral Problem of Our Time
Book Review: Graham Box and Kenneth Chambaere: Assisted Dying: The Great Legal and Moral Problem of Our Time (Policy Press,… Read more
39 Essex Chambers September 2026 Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough
The September 2026 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
Mental capacity end of term report
The court term in England & Wales ends today, 31 July 2026. Whilst this does not mean that the Court… Read more
Book reviews: Research Handbook on Medical Consent and Scottish Medical Essentials (Second Edition)
José Miola and Louise Austin (eds) Research Handbook on Medical Consent (Elgar, 2026, 485 pp, hardback £240 / ebook c£48)… Read more
Updated AGNI resources page (and over and out for now)
I have updated my resources page on the AGNI case to include, amongst other things, a link to the recording… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – updated Complex Life and Death Decisions briefing
On 14 June 2026, Lauren Roberts MP announced that she would use her position (second) in the Private Members Ballot to re-introduce… Read more
Capacity: the court and the expert, and the ‘reasons burden
In one of what is likely to be one of her last decisions as a Tier 3 judge (having very… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – updated resources page
On 14 June 2026, Lauren Roberts announced that she would use her position in the Private Members Ballot to re-introduce… Read more
AGNI – resources page, podcast and shedinar video
I have started a resources page on the AGNI case, and will start to populate it as more guidance and… Read more