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Conferences

Autonomy Summer School – online and free!

The Essex Autonomy Project Summer School will now be going ahead online. Participation is now free, but places are limited, and advance registration is required. … Read More ›

Posted on June 10, 2020
Conferences

Message from the National Mental Capacity Forum

I reproduce below a message from the National Mental Capacity Forum Executive Committee Dear Friends of the National Mental Capacity Forum, We are pleased to … Read More ›

Posted on March 31, 2020
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Essex Autonomy Project Summer School – 10th anniversary

Registration for the 10th Essex Autonomy Project Summer School is now open.  The EAP Summer School is an annual 3 day event, held each July … Read More ›

Posted on February 13, 2020
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Excellent conference on sex and relationships for your diary

Shropshire Council is hosting a one day conference in Shrewsbury on sex, relationships, mental capacity and human rights on 2 March. The day will legal … Read More ›

Posted on January 21, 2020
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Prolonged disorders of consciousness: national clinical guidelines – developments and conference

The Royal College of Physicians are in the process of updating their guidance on the management of patients in prolonged disorders of consciousness, due for … Read More ›

Posted on October 21, 2019
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Conference: Human Rights and Mental Health, April 1-5, Bochum, Germany

The Institute for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine at Ruhr University, Bochum are holding an International Spring School on Human Rights and Mental Health, … Read More ›

Posted on December 13, 2018December 13, 2018
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Elder Mediation International Summit and Symposium Bristol 14-16 May 2018

The 9th Elder Mediation World Summit & Symposium, to be held at Bristol University on 14-16 May will bring together families, mediators, legal professionals, physicians, … Read More ›

Posted on March 1, 2018
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Two mental health and mental disability conferences for your diary

A heads-up about two really interesting conferences in the field of mental health and mental disability law for 2018. One is the annual Socio-Legal Studies … Read More ›

Posted on December 13, 2017December 14, 2017
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ERC Voices Project Final Workshop 22 November

The ERC VOICES project final workshop, to be held on 22 November at NUI in Galway, will draw together the four core themes of the … Read More ›

Posted on September 22, 2017
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Deprivation of Liberty – towards the Liberty Protection Safeguards conference 8 December

There is a second outing coming up in December for a conference in London, chaired by me, looking both at where we might be going on … Read More ›

Posted on September 4, 2017September 5, 2017

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  • 39 Essex Chambers January 2021 Mental Capacity Report

    January 15, 2021
    The January 2021 Mental Capacity Report is now out and will be making its way to inboxes soon.  Highlights include; …Read More »
  • Mental Capacity in the MHA – the White Paper

    January 14, 2021
    Building on the very headline points I made here, here is a video looking specifically looking at how the White …Read More »
  • Mental Health Act reform – the next stage

    January 14, 2021
    The Government published on 13 January 2021 a White Paper responding to the recommendations of the independent review of the …Read More »
  • Family care and the lockdown regulations – an important (but nuanced) Court of Protection decision

    January 11, 2021
    The (surprisingly) small body of reported cases relating to COVID-19 (representing the tip of a rather larger iceberg) has been …Read More »
  • Lockdown 3.0 regulations summary

    January 6, 2021
    With effect from 6 January 2021 and until 31 March 2021 (unless brought to an earlier end), all parts of …Read More »

RSS Bailii capacity cases

  • Gibbs v Gibbs (Rev 2) [2020] EWHC 2134 (Fam) (05 August 2020) January 14, 2021
  • Guy's and St Thomas' Children's NHS FoundationTrust & Anor v Knight & Anor [2021] EWHC 25 (Fam) (08 January 2021) January 8, 2021
  • University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust v RS & Anor [2020] EWCOP 70 (15 December 2020) January 6, 2021
  • McGarry v Murphy, Re The Estate of Brigid Gilhooly (Deceased) [2020] NICh 15 (06 November 2020) January 4, 2021
  • JB v University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust & Anor (Rev 1) [2020] EWCA Civ 1772 (23 December 2020) January 1, 2021

RSS Bailii CRPD cases

  • Z (Interim Care Order) (Rev 1) [2020] EWCA Civ 1755 (18 December 2020)0
    From England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
  • A NHS Trust v DE [2013] EWHC 2562 (Fam) (16 August 2013)0
    From England and Wales High Court (Family Division) Decisions
  • Regulation of Health Care Professionals [2014] EWLC 345 (01 April 2014)0
    From The Law Commission
  • Regulation of Health Care Professionals (Report) [2014] SLC 237 (01 April 2014)0
    From Scottish Law Commission (Reports)
  • A Local Authority v TZ (No. 2) [2014] EWCOP 973 (01 April 2014)0
    From England and Wales Court of Protection Decisions
  • P (by his litigation friend the Official Solicitor) v Cheshire West and Chester Council & Anor [2014] UKSC 19 (19 March 2014)0
    From United Kingdom Supreme Court
  • Z (Judgment of the Court) [2014] EUECJ C-363/12 (18 March 2014)0
    From Court of Justice of the European Communities (including Court of First Instance Decisions)
  • KOROVINY v. RUSSIA - 31974/11 - Chamber Judgment [2014] ECHR 217 (27 February 2014)0
    From European Court of Human Rights
  • SEMIKHVOSTOV v. RUSSIA - 2689/12 - Chamber Judgment [2014] ECHR 118 (06 February 2014)0
    From European Court of Human Rights
  • AM (By His Father CM) v The Secretary of State for Work And Pensions [2014] EWCA Civ 286 (05 February 2014)0
    From England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions

RSS MHLO updates

  • White Paper on MHA reform. SSHSC, LC and SSJ, 'Reforming the Mental Health Act' (CP 355, 2021, consultation from 13/1/21 to 21/4/21)
    — "It is two years since Professor Sir Simon Wessely delivered his landmark Independent Review of the Mental Health Act. ... We accept, and we will take forward, the vast majority of its recommendations for change. ... The changes are based on 4 principles that have been developed with people with lived experience of the […]
  • Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 110, January 2021)
    — "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: updated DHSC MCA/DoLS COVID-19 guidance, an important LPS update, and the judicial eye of Sauron descends on new areas to consider (ir)relevant information; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: a complex case about when the settlement of an inheritance; […]
  • Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 109, November 2020)
    — "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: updated DHSC MCA/DoLS COVID-19 guidance, an important LPS update, and the judicial eye of Sauron descends on new areas to consider (ir)relevant information; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: a complex case about when the settlement of an inheritance; […]
  • DOLS statistics. NHS Digital, 'Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards England, 2019-20' (12/11/20)
    — "These official statistics provide findings from the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) data collection for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020."
  • New legal aid forms. LAA, 'Changes to Privacy Notices on Legal Aid Forms' (11/1/21)
    — This web page sets out recent changes made to some Legal Aid forms, and states that the LAA would prefer the new versions to be used as soon as possible but will accept previous versions until 31/3/21.

RSS Baillii Mental Health Act cases

  • WA (Palestinian Territories), R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 12 (13 January 2021)0
    From England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
  • SW (No 2), Re [2017] EWCOP 30 (07 December 2017)0
    From England and Wales Court of Protection Decisions
  • IA004422012 [2017] UKAITUR IA004422012 (31 October 2017)0
    From United Kingdom Immigration and Asylum (AIT/IAC) Unreported Judgments
  • D (A Child) [2017] EWCA Civ 1695 (31 October 2017)0
    From England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
  • Tinsley v Manchester City Council & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1704 (01 November 2017)0
    From England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
  • Shand, (A Child), Re London Borough of Barking & Dagenham v Richards [2017] EWHC 2863 (Fam) (08 November 2017)0
    From England and Wales High Court (Family Division) Decisions
  • LO v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (IS) (European Union law - free movement) [2017] UKUT 440 (AAC) (9 November 2017)0
    From Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
  • MaGee v Chief Constable of The Police Service of Northern Ireland [2017] NIMaster 7 (10 November 2017)0
    From Northand Ireland High Court of Justice, Master's decisions
  • MS, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 2797 (Admin) (10 November 2017)0
    From England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions
  • Corlett, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 2464 (14 November 2017)0
    From England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Decisions

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