The Third UK and Ireland Mental Diversity Law Conference will take place at the University of Nottingham on Thursday 6th and… Read more
Third UK and Ireland Mental Diversity Law Conference
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February 2023 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough
The February 2023 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
Joint Practice Note: Cafcass and Official Solicitor – urgent out of hours applications in relation to medical treatment concerning children
Cafcass and the Official Solicitor have published a joint practice note dated January 2023 “intended to assist the judiciary and… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook update 1 February 2023
The second quarterly update to the 4th edition of the Handbook is now available, bringing the book up to date… Read more
Systemically failing the human rights of children: the President of the Family Division shouts as loudly as he can
It is exceptionally unusual for a judge, let alone a very senior judge, actively to invite a claim to be… Read more
A long-term perspective in capacity: in conversation with Dr Janet Weston
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? MacDonald J decides
Is depriving a person of their mobile phone depriving them of their liberty? That was the very 21st century question… Read more
Powers of Attorney Bill – what changes would it make to the LPA regime in England & Wales: walkthrough and amended version of MCA
In May 2022, the Ministry of Justice indicated in its response to the Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney consultation that it… Read more
Why has the challenge to mental capacity associated with the CRPD Committee had so little traction? And should it? Some thoughts
Challenges not just to the application, but the very legitimacy, of the concept of mental capacity over the past 10… Read more
Book Review: Looking after Miss Alexander: Care, Mental Capacity, and the Court of Protection in Mid-Twentieth-Century England
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