In A Local Authority v PS & HS [2019] EWCOP 60, the court had to decide upon an 80 year-old woman’s capacity and best interests … Read More ›
In The London Borough of Hillingdon v JV & Ors [2019] EWCOP 61, decided at the end of last year but only recently appearing on Bailii, … Read More ›
Family Experience of Brain Injury: Surviving, Coping and Adjusting (Jo Clark-Wilson and Mark Holloway, Routledge, 2019, paperback, ebook, c£19.99) This book packs worlds within its … Read More ›
Book review: Mental Health Homicide and Society: Understanding Health Care Governance (David P Horton, Hart Publishing, 2019, hardback and ebook, c£70) This book, based, it … Read More ›
Shropshire Council is hosting a one day conference in Shrewsbury on sex, relationships, mental capacity and human rights on 2 March. The day will legal … Read More ›
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J has published guidance on serious medical treatment applications in the Court of Protection. It covers … Read More ›
The December 2019 issue of the 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity report (the 100th*) is now out. (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of … Read More ›
The 39 Essex Chambers guide to deprivation of liberty in the hospital setting has now been updated, in particular to take account of the decision … Read More ›
The November 2019 Mental Capacity Report will shortly be with subscribers. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: … Read More ›
In JK v A Local Health Board [2019] EWHC 67 (Fam), Lieven J had to grapple with the intersection between the MCA, the MHA and the … Read More ›