As the Court of Protection Law Reports series has been discontinued by LexisNexis, the Court of Protection is losing a… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Case Reports: new headnoted series launched
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Rights of older persons – UN working group (and action which can be taken already)
The thirteenth session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing for the purpose of strengthening the protection of the human… Read more
Human Rights of Older People Networking Conference 28 April 2023: King’s College London
This hybrid networking conference is an opportunity to hear about the progress of the UN Open Ended Working Group on… Read more
CPR Part 21: all (apparent) change
With effect from 6 April 2023, there has been a change in how the civil courts approach questions relating to… Read more
Book Review: The Medico-Legal Development of Neurological Death in the UK
The Medico-Legal Development of Neurological Death in the UK (Kartina A Choong, Springer 2022, c£44 paperback/ebook) This crisp (75 page)… Read more
Reporting restrictions and serious medical treatment cases – a difficult (evidenced) balance
In the conjoined appeals of Abbasi and Haastrup [2023] EWCA Civ 331, the Court of Appeal has grappled with the… Read more
King’s College London ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health recruiting for its Lived Experience Advisory Board
The King’s College London ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health is looking for 5 new members for its Lived… Read more
Capacity, best interests and divorce: does the Court of Protection have a role?
[This post is a joint effort by me together with Neil Allen and Emma Spruce, Counsel acting for D in… Read more
Assisted Decision-Making conference 28 April: preparing for first contact with the AMD(C) A 2015 (with lessons from practice under the MCA 2005)
The Bar Council of Ireland are hosting a one day conference at the King’s Inns in Dublin on 28 April… Read more
Supported decision-making – the principles and the point: in conversation with Shih-Ning Then
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Professor Shih-Ning Then about supported decision-making, exploring the meaning of the term,… Read more