The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine/Intensive Care Society have prepared summary guidance on MCA and DoLS in light of the… Read more
FICM/ICS Guidance on MCA and DoLS in ICU
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February Mental Capacity Report from 39 Essex Chambers now out
The February 2017 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report is now out. You will note a new look, and also a… Read more
Deprivation of liberty in intensive care – the Court of Appeal decides
The Court of Appeal has this morning (26 January) handed down judgment in R(Ferreira) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner… Read more
Anorexia: handing back control?
In Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust v Z [2016] EWCOP 50, Hayden J had to contemplate three options… Read more
New MCA/DOLS online resource for medical professionals
The Medical Protection Society in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council and NHS England has just launched a new Mental Capacity… Read more
Briggs: case analysis
I reproduce here an updated version of the case summary and comment on the case of Briggs v Briggs [2016] EWCOP 53 that… Read more
December Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out
Highlights this month include: 1.In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: DOLS and objections, the scope of s.21A… Read more
SRK: Court of Appeal dismisses appeal
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Secretary of State’s appeal against the decision of Charles J in Re SRK… Read more
The MCA 2005 Ten Years On – Medical Law Review special issue published
A special (open-access) issue of the Medical Law Review has just been published, based upon papers delivered at a conference… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook Second Edition now out!
My fellow editors and I are very pleased to announce that the second edition of the Court of Protection Handbook… Read more