The Scottish Mental Welfare Commission has today (10 July) published very interesting ‘Advice Notes’ on deprivation of liberty [full disclosure,… Read more
The wait is finally over, and the Law Commission’s consultation is now open. We will have an article by Tim… Read more
With thanks to Robert Sherman for bringing this to my attention, there is a very interesting conference being held on… Read more
The discussion paper that I wrote some time ago on this thorny topic with my colleague Catherine Dobson has now… Read more
The Law Society has today published guidance for solicitors to help them meet the needs of vulnerable clients. This includes… Read more
I gave evidence with Caroline Bielanska, Phil Fennell, Julian Hughes, Wayne Martin and George Szmukler to the Ad Hoc Committee… Read more
A reminder that today, 1 July, is a big day at COP Towers because: (1) The remainder of the first… Read more
Following up the publication of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)’s excellent Note on Vegetative and Minimally Conscious… Read more
The wilds of Schedule 1A to the MCA 2005 are explored in this article to which I contributed under the lead… Read more
The guidance note previously prepared by the editors of the Mental Capacity Law Newsletters has now been updated to take… Read more