Alongside (but very much in second place to!) Sir Mark Hedley, I will be speaking at the Second Annual Medio-Legal… Read more
Law at the end of life: conference 7 July 2016
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Litigation friend or foe?
In NHS Trusts v C [2016] EWCOP 17, C was detained under s.2 of the Mental Health Act 1983 with… Read more
April Mental Capacity Law Newsletter now out
April’s offerings are now available here. Highlights include: 1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: Charles J… Read more
Sex and the simple test?
In the London Borough of Southwark v KA & Ors [2016] EWHC 661 (Fam), Parker J had to grapple –… Read more
Inaugural UK Mental Disability Law Conference 2016 – call for papers and registration now open
Mental disability law (including both mental health law and mental capacity law) in the UK has come into its own… Read more
CoPPA London seminar 20 April
I am speaking at the Court of Protection Practitioners Association London Sub-Group event on 20 April on News from the Rule… Read more
“Refreshed” Care Act guidance published
The “refreshed” (ie corrected and updated) statutory guidance has now been published. It takes account of regulatory changes, feedback from… Read more
What to do, what to do – the procedural implications of Cheshire West
A cross-post here to my fellow author Sophy Miles’ excellent post on the Court of Protection Handbook site on the… Read more
March Mental Capacity Law Newsletters now out!
Welcome to the March 2016 Newsletters. Highlights this month include: In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: what… Read more
Powers of attorney, care homes, best interests and deprivation of liberty
I have been asked by a good BIA (you know who you are!) to write something about powers of attorney,… Read more