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A revised version of the form used to address (and where the person lacks the capacity, to explain in detail… Read more

Dr Jaime Lindsey, of the University of Essex, would like your help if either (1) you have been involved in… Read more

The Third UK and Ireland Mental Diversity Law Conference will take place at the University of Nottingham on Thursday 6th and… Read more

The February 2023 Mental Capacity Report is now out.  Highlights this month include:  (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more

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