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Protecting autonomy – a case study in effective policing (and legal literacy)
7 November 2026
Re X (Inherent Jurisdiction: Vulnerable Adult) [2026] EWHC 2857 (Fam) is a case which shows (1) the importance of legal... …Read More »
Post- AGNI case tracker
4 November 2026
Since the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a... …Read More »
November 2026 Mental Capacity Reports and post-AGNI case tracker
3 November 2026
The November 2026 Mental Capacity Reports will soon be with subscribers, but for those who cannot wait, highlights this month... …Read More »
AGNI and children – the National DoL List Lead Judge pronounces
30 October 2026
Re B (A Child: Complex Needs: Deprivation of Liberty) [2026] EWHC 2789 (Fam) represents a clear and detailed consideration and... …Read More »
Deprivation of liberty and public protection post-AGNI
30 October 2026
HHJ Burrows continues to display a Stakhanovite approach to producing post-AGNI judgments. In ZZ (Deprivation of Liberty in the Public... …Read More »

National Archives Mental Capacity cases

Nottingham City Council v CD 12 November 2026
Thomas McDowell , R (on the application of) v North London NHS Foundation Trust & Anor 12 November 2026
NHS South West London ICB v RFA & Ors 6 November 2026
Vengadeswara Raw Gopalakrishnan v The Home Office 6 November 2026
PPT v Independent Television News Limited & Anor 3 November 2026
The London Borough of Bromley v The Public Guardian 30 October 2026
ZZ (Deprivation of Liberty in the Public Interest) (No 2) 29 October 2026
X (Inherent Jurisdiction: Vulnerable Adult), Re 29 October 2026
Brian Padgett v David Boulter 26 October 2026
Irwin Mitchell Trust Corporation v PW & Anor 20 October 2026

National Archives Mental Health Act cases

Thomas McDowell , R (on the application of) v North London NHS Foundation Trust & Anor 12 November 2026
PPT v Independent Television News Limited & Anor 3 November 2026
The London Borough of Bromley v The Public Guardian 30 October 2026
ZZ (Deprivation of Liberty in the Public Interest) (No 2) 29 October 2026
MO v THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT 28 October 2026
ZEDRA TRUST COMPANY (UK) LIMITED v GRAHAM DAVID TUSTAIN 9 October 2026
REX v CHERYL McEWAN 29 September 2026
YZ v THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT 24 September 2026
Fiona Hodge & Ors v R 16 September 2026
Darren Osment v R 15 September 2026

Mental Health Law Online updates

Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 165, November 2026)
Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 164, October 2026)
Event. LAG: Mental health law update (10 November 2026, online)
Event. LAG: Community Care Conference (London, 9 February 2027)
MHA. Richard Jones, Mental Health Act Manual (29th edn, Sweet and Maxwell 2026)
AGNI guidance. DHSC, 'UK Supreme Court 2026 judgment on what constitutes a deprivation of liberty' (updated, 22 September 2026)

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