The JCHR has today (21 September) published a detailed and extensive report into the human rights implications of the Government’s… Read more
Tag: COVID-19
Remote witnessing of wills – legislation now before Parliament
Following (slightly oddly) the publication of the guidance as to the law, the relevant legislation has now been laid before… Read more
Wills and video-conferencing
Ahead of legislation to be introduced temporarily to amend the Wills Act 1837 to provide that the requirement for the… Read more
CPBA Webinar on MCA decision-making: slides now available
The slides from the Court of Protection Bar Association Webinar on “MCA decision making in the time of COVID-19 for… Read more
Updated NHS guidance on MHA and ‘supporting systems’ – and Code of Practice
NHSE-I published on 19 May updated guidance on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the use of the… Read more
Best interests, death at home and the Court of Protection
In VE v AO & Ors [2020] EWCOP 23, Lieven J was asked to determine whether it was in the… Read more
The Court of Protection, care homes, the rule of law and deprivation of liberty
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has written to Directors of Adult Social Services (in a letter… Read more
Remote assessments webinar
A recorded session with Lorraine Currie, Chelle Farnan and I on remote assessments (under the umbrella of the National Mental… Read more
The Court of Protection and transparency
In a letter from the Vice-President published today (11 May 2020), he has emphasised that “[s]triving to achieve a transparent… Read more
Isolation of patients in psychiatric hospitals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: An ethical, legal, and practical challenge
This article to which I’ve contributed in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry is now available (in pre-proof) form… Read more