The JCHR has launched an inquiry into the Right to freedom and safety: Reform of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards…. Read more
Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the reform of the DoLS
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Deprivation of liberty in the hospital setting – new guidance note
My colleagues from the doughty 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report team and I have sought to wrestle with the change of… Read more
Independent MHA Review: Stakeholder workshops
The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act is in its initial scoping phase, seeking to identify priorities for further… Read more
Confinement, consent and judicial authorisation for children
In Re A-F (Children) [2018] EWHC 138 (Fam), Sir James Munby P has pronounced upon two key issues in relation… Read more
39 Essex Chambers January Mental Capacity Report now out
Delayed (as the phrase goes) by circumstances beyond our control, the January Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this… Read more
Book corner: attorneys, carers and coercive mental health treatment
By way of preview for the January Mental Capacity Report, which should be coming out shortly, three reviews of books… Read more
Mental Health Act review: service user and carer survey now live
The Independent MHA Review surveys of service users and carers are now live, with a closing deadline of 28 February. Please… Read more
Deckchairs on the legal Titanic? The Re X saga continues
In Re KT & Ors [2018] EWCOP 1, Charles J has returned – again – to the vexed question of… Read more
Discussion paper: Deprivation of Liberty, Cheshire West and the CRPD:
For those wanting some holiday reading, you may wish to have a look at my discussion paper looking at whether… Read more
39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report end of term update
A combination of the pressure of our other commitments and a lack of major reported cases from the Court of… Read more