In advance of the second day of Report stage on 13 June, I have prepared an unofficial version of the… Read more
In the context of the imminent start of the Public Bill Committee stage of the Mental Health Bill in the… Read more
After nearly 10 years, much longer than most projects (and caused in part by the then-government requesting a delay at… Read more
In University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v PK & Anor [2025] EWCOP 17 (T3), McKendrick J was asked… Read more
I have updated my resources page to include the updated position of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a statement made… Read more
The May 2025 Mental Capacity Report. It is our 150th issue, and, to mark this, Tor Butler-Cole KC and have… Read more
Johnston v Financial Ombudsman Service [2025] EWCA Civ 551 is a case with a particularly complicated procedural history, but for present… Read more
Book Review: Rob George, Wards of Court and the Inherent Jurisdiction (Hart, 2024, 293 pp, hardback, £90, ebook £free) I have spent… Read more
With thanks to Rosalind English of the 1 Crown Office Row Law Pod UK podcast for having me on, two… Read more
A new protocol regulating communications between judges in Scotland, England & Wales, and Northern Ireland has been agreed for cases… Read more