The October 2019 Mental Capacity Report will shortly be with subscribers. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare… Read more
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The Irish Bournewood?
In AC v Patricia Hickey General Solicitor and Ors & AC v Fitzpatrick and Ors [2019] IESC 73, the Irish… Read more
The CRPD Committee and legal capacity – a step forwards?
The CPRD Committee issued its most recent concluding observations in September 2019, on Albania, Australia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greece, India,… Read more
Inherent jurisdiction guidance note
Responding to the recent flurry of case-law about the use of the inherent jurisdiction in relation to adults, I, together… Read more
Capacity assessment research – help wanted!
As part of the Wellcome-funded Mental Health and Justice Project, a metacognition workstream is looking at the interfaces between mental capacity… Read more
DOLS delayed in Northern Ireland
In a setback both for rights protection and for fusion enthusiasts, it has been announced that the deprivation of liberty… Read more
Court of Protection Mediation Scheme
A practitioner-led nationwide pilot mediation scheme is being run from 1 October 2019, to evaluate the impact of mediation on… Read more
Book Review: Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science
Every so often you come across a book which provides exactly what its subtitle (if not title) promises. Social Work,… Read more
Re D – ‘Baby Bournewood’ – is to be handed down by the Supreme Court on 26 September
The long-awaited (since October 2018) judgment of the Supreme Court in Re D is to be handed down at 11:00… Read more
Civil Justice Council consultation on vulnerable witnesses and parties in civil proceedings
The Civil Justice Council has issued a detailed paper setting out the current position and proposals for reform of the… Read more