The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Secretary of State’s appeal against the decision of Charles J in Re SRK… Read more
SRK: Court of Appeal dismisses appeal
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The MCA 2005 Ten Years On – Medical Law Review special issue published
A special (open-access) issue of the Medical Law Review has just been published, based upon papers delivered at a conference… Read more
Court of Protection Handbook Second Edition now out!
My fellow editors and I are very pleased to announce that the second edition of the Court of Protection Handbook… Read more
Briggs: best interests and treatment withdrawal
The substantive decision in the case of Briggs has just been handed down. We will have full analysis and comment… Read more
New consent guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
The AAGBI has just published new guidelines on consent for anaesthesia. Previous guidelines on consent for anaesthesia were issued by… Read more
Book Review: “The Modern Judge: Power, Responsibility and Society’s Expectations”
The Modern Judge: Power, Responsibility and Society’s Expectations (Sir Mark Hedley, Jordan Publishing, 2016, paperback, book and ePDF £20.00) In… Read more
International Conference – The Advocate’s Gateway
The Advocate’s Gateway Second International Conference will take place on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd June 2017. Called Access to Justice for… Read more
PVS/MCS and the courts: a further contribution
In an open access article published today (16 December) in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Lynne Turner-Stokes makes a further… Read more
Book Review: “Lasting Powers of Attorney: A Practical Guide”
Lasting Powers of Attorney: A Practical Guide (Craig Ward, Law Society Publishing, 2016, paperback £59.95) This is the third edition… Read more
Ordinary residence guidance updated (finally) to take account of Cornwall decision
In the most recent of its rolling series of updates to the Care Act Statutory Guidance, the Department of Health… Read more