Ahead of legislation to be introduced temporarily to amend the Wills Act 1837 to provide that the requirement for the… Read more
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39 Essex Chambers July Mental Capacity Report – and walkthrough
The July Report is now out. If you want a walkthrough of the highlights from me, they are here: In… Read more
Incapacity and the limits of persuasion
In Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership v WA & Anor [2020] EWCOP 37, Hayden J had to consider the… Read more
Liberty Protection Safeguards – new ETA April 2022
The Government has today (16 July) announced that the LPS would not be coming into force on 1 October 2020,… Read more
Basic guide to the Court of Protection and glossary
With thanks to Victoria Butler-Cole QC, upon whose excellent 2013 work we have built, a small team comprising her, Sarah… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Best Interests Guide updated
The best interests guide we do in Chambers has been updated to take account of developments since the last iteration… Read more
Deprivation of liberty and 16-17 year olds – practice guidance
With huge thanks to Research in Practice for making this freely available, Camilla Parker and I have written practice guidance… Read more
The inherent jurisdiction of the High Court
In this shedinar, I look at the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court as it relates to adults. This is… Read more
Stem cell donation, altruism and the Court of Protection
In A NHS Foundation Trust v MC [2020] EWCOP 33, Cohen J has confirmed that it can be in the… Read more
Lessons learnt from a close encounter with triage
This paper, written in June 2020, is a narrative reflection from the viewpoint of a COVID-19 Ethics Working Group in a… Read more