I have updated my resources page on the Bill to include the most recent statements from expert bodies that I… Read more
Rule 5.15 of the Court of Protection Rules provides that: “The court may at any time correct any clerical mistakes… Read more
Re AB (ADRT: Validity and Applicability) [2025] EWCOP 20 (T3) is a (rare) example of a court having to grapple… Read more
Spivak v Ukraine [2025] ECHR 136 is a very helpful and important reminder of the increasing focus that Strasbourg is… Read more
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