Further to the judgment in Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Anor v H [2020] EWCOP 5, discussed here, it… Read more
Not only inimical… but potentially fatal, an update
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Essex Autonomy Project Summer School – 10th anniversary
Registration for the 10th Essex Autonomy Project Summer School is now open. The EAP Summer School is an annual 3… Read more
Mental Health Tribunal rule consultation
The Tribunal Procedure Committee has opened a consultation, closing on 7 April, on extending the window within which the Mental Health… Read more
39 Essex Chambers – February report
Welcome to the February 2020 Mental Capacity Report, which is, even by our standards, a bumper one. Highlights this month… Read more
Refusing food, (in)capacity and coming to court
In QJ v A Local Authority Hayden J was considering the situation of an 87 year old man with vascular… Read more
Not only inimical… but potentially fatal: medical treatment cases and delay
In Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Anor v H [2020] EWCOP 5, the delay in bringing and then resolving… Read more
Scottish Mental Health Law Review – website and consultation
The independent review of mental health law in Scotland under the chair of John Scott QC has launched its website,… Read more
How to undertake a review – lessons from Scotland
The Independent Review of Learning Disability and Autism in Scotland’s mental health legislation has published two important reports to sit… Read more
Contingencies, capacity and Caesarean sections
In GSTT & SLAM v R [2020] EWCOP 4, Hayden J has come back to the extremely thorny question of what… Read more
Fluctuating capacity – another judicial take
In Cheshire West And Chester Council v PWK [2019] EWCOP 57, Sir Mark Hedley had to consider (in the context… Read more