In the latest ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Lorraine Currie about her twin perspectives on the Mental Capacity Act… Read more
Living the MCA in practice – in conversation with Lorraine Currie
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Litigation capacity and litigation friends – news from the civil courts
In a judgment relating to the business affairs of the Hinduja family (Hinduja v Hinduja & Ors [2020] EWHC 1533… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Capacity Guide updated
The 39 Essex Chambers Guide to carrying out and recording capacity assessments has been updated, in particular to add a… Read more
39 Essex Chambers June Mental Capacity Report – the 20 minute walkthrough!
In an experiment (prompted in part by the fact that the June 2020 Mental Capacity Report is a doorstop), I… Read more
39 Essex Chambers June Mental Capacity Report
The June issue will shortly be winging its way to subscribers (remember, it’s free!). Highlights this month include: (1) In… Read more
Book Review: The Approved Mental Health Professional Practice Handbook
The Approved Mental Health Professional Practice Handbook (Kevin Stone, Sarah Vicary, Tim Spencer-Lane, 2020, Policy Press, c.£20.00) This book fulfils… Read more
Advance decision-making, bipolar and overcoming fears: in conversation with Dr Lucy Stephenson
In the latest ‘in conversation with’, Dr Lucy Stephenson and I discuss the Wellcome-funded PACT project to develop advance decision-making… Read more
The shedinar series – now all in one place (and a podcast)
Thank you to everyone who has commented in different ways that you have found my lockdown offerings from the shed… Read more
The Court of Appeal, decision-making capacity and sex: have we been getting it all wrong?
The Court of Appeal in A Local Authority v JB [2020] EWCA Civ 735 has made clear that we have… Read more
Not all deprivations of liberty are equal: the limits of the state’s operational duty to protect the right to life
The Court of Appeal in R(Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde [2020] EWCA Civ 738 has held… Read more