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  • Capacity, will and preferences before the Irish Supreme Court

    15 November 2026
    It took 6 years for the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in England & Wales to be considered by the Supreme... …Read More »

  • The Court of Protection, medical treatment, and challenges to received wisdom

    14 November 2026
    NHS South West London ICB v RFA & Ors [2026] EWCOP 59 (T3) was a decision about whether continuing the... …Read More »

  • Capacity, hoarding and the second coming of the Care Act

    14 November 2026
    Nottingham City Council v CD [2026] EWCOP 60 (T2) is a case which adds to the (small) stock of reported... …Read More »

  • 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 »

RSS feed: National Archives Mental Capacity cases 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

RSS feed: National Archives Mental Health Act cases 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

RSS feed: Mental Health Law Online updates Mental Health Law Online updates

  • Abolition of PHEs. TPC, 'Possible amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (FTT) (HESC) Rules 2008: Medical examinations' (consultation from 12 November 2026 to 4 February 2027)
  • 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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