The Medical Protection Society in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council and NHS England has just launched a new Mental Capacity… Read more
Tag: capacity
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
Book Reviews: vulnerability in principle, law and practice
Adult Protection and the Law in Scotland (Nicola Smith and Nairn R Young, ed Hilary Patrick, Bloomsbury Professional, 2016, paperback/ebook:… Read more
Litigation friend or foe?
In NHS Trusts v C [2016] EWCOP 17, C was detained under s.2 of the Mental Health Act 1983 with… Read more
Sex and the simple test?
In the London Borough of Southwark v KA & Ors [2016] EWHC 661 (Fam), Parker J had to grapple –… Read more
Storytellers wanted for VOICES project
The excellent VOICES project at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the NUI Galway is a really important project in… Read more
Next month’s newsletter is getting longer and longer
The judiciary have been going into overdrive. Since my last mini news update, not only will be reporting upon the… Read more
Re X – the Court of Appeal pronounces
A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site for those of you after clarity as to what the Court… Read more
Singapore, the MCAs and undue influence
The Court of Appeal in Singapore in Re BKR [2015] SGCA 26 has handed down a decision that exemplifies the… Read more
International Protection of Adults – the book is finally out
For all those with an interest in cross-border and comparative capacity issues, I’m delighted to announce that The International Protection… Read more