A reminder of the conference being held a week on Friday in London that I am chairing looking both at… Read more
Deprivation of Liberty: Towards the Liberty Protection Safeguards: Conference 14 July
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Joint Committee on Human Rights – Senior Legal Advisor sought
The JCHR is recruiting for a new Senior Legal Advisor, with a closing date of 9th July. This post is the… Read more
The MCA – big issues for the next 10 years
[In case of any wider interest, I reproduce below the text of a talk I gave today at the 10th… Read more
Guest post and event: Mediating conflict between health professionals, patients and families: It’s all about the human stuff.
[I reproduce here (with permission) a post which originally appeared on the Intensive Care Society Blog written by Sarah Barclay, Founder/Director,… Read more
Treading carefully: best interests and religious practices
In Re IH (Observance of Muslim Practice) [2017] EWCOP 9, Cobb J had to decide two questions in relation to… Read more
Transparency Update and changes to SMT approach
The Transparency Pilot approach and that previously provided for in Serious Medical Treatment cases has now been merged (in fact, the… Read more
Mental Health Lawyers Association CoP Conference 30 June
A reminder that there are still some places available for the MHLA’s Annual CoP conference to be held on 30… Read more
ERC VOICES upcoming events
The marvellous VOICES Project has announced two further events. SEMINAR ON CONSENT TO SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES … Read more
International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law – call for papers
The editors and publisher of the International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law (ISSN: 2056-3922) are making a call… Read more
June Mental Capacity Law Reports – and MCA birthday party
The June 2017 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation… Read more