Book Review: Lisa Forsberg, Isra Black and Anthony Skelton (eds), Consenting Children: Autonomy, Responsibility, Well-Being (Liverpool University Press: Proceedings of… Read more
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Holding the risk in medical treatment cases
Re RS (Best Interests: Surgery and Intensive Care) [2025] EWCOP 38 (T3) is a case which demonstrates the care and… Read more
November 2025 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report now out – and walkthrough
The November 2025 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
Capacity, decisions to end one’s own life, and the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Following on from my evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee considering the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)… Read more
Is mental capacity law law? In conversation with Professor John Coggon
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Professor John Coggon about his – deliberately! – provocative new paper Is… Read more
Fact finding in the Court of Protection
In Nottinghamshire County Council v SV & Anor [2025] EWCOP 37 (T3), Lieven J has provided a helpful recap of… Read more
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill update
As many will know, the House of Lords convened a Select Committee to consider the Bill, which heard from witnesses… Read more
Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Supporting the Legal Capacity of All Persons with Disabilities
Book Review: János Fiala-Butoria, Implementing the Right to Decide under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Supporting the… Read more
Deprivation of liberty update – the Supreme Court, DHSC and CQC
Three important developments, on different timelines, have occurred in relation to deprivation of liberty. The first development is the publication… Read more
Termination, best interests and where the buck stops
Even by the standards of the Court of Protection, Re KP (Termination of Pregnancy) [2025] EWCOP 35 (T3) is a… Read more