Cafcass and the Official Solicitor have published a joint practice note dated January 2023 “intended to assist the judiciary and… Read more
The second quarterly update to the 4th edition of the Handbook is now available, bringing the book up to date… Read more
It is exceptionally unusual for a judge, let alone a very senior judge, actively to invite a claim to be… Read more
In the most recent (slightly snuffly) in conversation, I talk to Dr Janet Weston about her fascinating book Looking after Miss… Read more
Is depriving a person of their mobile phone depriving them of their liberty? That was the very 21st century question… Read more
In May 2022, the Ministry of Justice indicated in its response to the Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney consultation that it… Read more
Challenges not just to the application, but the very legitimacy, of the concept of mental capacity over the past 10… Read more
Looking after Miss Alexander: Care, Mental Capacity, and the Court of Protection in Mid-Twentieth-Century England (Janet Weston, McGill-Queens University Press,… Read more
In NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB v JH [2023] EWCOP 3, Hayden J was asked to consider whether an advance decision… Read more
The Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill has today (19 January 2023) published its pre-legislative scrutiny report on… Read more