Adult Social Care Law (Stephen Knafler QC, Legal Action Group, 2016, paperback and ebook £65) Some years ago, he tells us… Read more
Book Review: “Adult Social Care Law”
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#ImWithSam Autism and Learning Disability Hate Crime campaign
The admirable learning disability and autism organisation Dimensions has recently launched a new campaign called #ImWithSam to raise awareness of,… Read more
Inaugural issue International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law now published
Hot off the press, the inaugural issue of the IJMJCL – the spiritual successor to the late lamented Journal of… Read more
October Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out
The October Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: 1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter:… Read more
Law (and the place of law) at the end of life: seminar 1 November
I will be speaking at this free seminar at the Royal College of Nursing on 1 November alongside Sir Mark… Read more
World Guardianship Congress Report
The 4th World Congress on Adult Guardianship has just been held in Erkner, Germany, and I attended the first (international)… Read more
LGA MCA/DOLS resources
The Local Government Association MCA/DOLS resources page has been updated recently to include a number of very useful guides, including:… Read more
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research position: Supporting Advance Directives in Bipolar Disorder.
As part of a team (Dr Gareth Owen (psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience), Dr Tania Gergel (mental health ethics),… Read more
Mandatory report of abuse consultation – not just in relation to children
With thanks to Alison Brammer for pointing this out, the consultation currently open on the possible introduction of mandatory reporting of… Read more
Shining a Light Behind Closed Doors
Eleanore Fritze, a deeply impressive lawyer from Victoria in Australia, has written a fascinating, and compelling, report entitled “Shining a… Read more