In a further judgment concerning vaccination for COVID-19, Hayden J has amplified the approach that he set out in E… Read more
The (pandemic delayed) new issue of the IJMHCL is now published, available (for free), here: To whet your appetite, I… Read more
The February 2021 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more
LB Haringey v Emile [2020] MHLO (CC)[1] is a rare example of a contested determination of damages for deprivation of liberty… Read more
In England and Wales, the concept of mental capacity is codified in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). Central to… Read more
For years, the debate about the interface between the MHA and the MCA (as to which, see further my shedinar… Read more
In An NHS Trust v XB & Ors [2020] EWCOP 71, Theis J has further emphasised the thin legal ice… Read more
Two Practice Notes have been published by the Official Solicitor, Sarah Castle, setting out important practicalities relating the appointment of… Read more
A new article to which I have contributed, led by Dr Nuala Kane, has just appeared in PLOS ONE, called Applying… Read more
As the vaccination programme continues apace, now is a good time to remind people that the Office of the Public… Read more