The decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Clipea & Grosu v Moldova [2024] ECHR 867 is the… Read more
Tag: CRPD
A Strasbourg shot across the bows for the MCA 2005
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights in ET v Moldova [2024] ECHR 858 is one with ramifications… Read more
Intellectual disability, psychiatric admissions and Article 3 – the European Court of Human Rights raises the stakes
In VI v Moldova [2024] ECHR 251, the European Court of Human Rights considered the placement of a 15 year… Read more
If you do not know you are doing wrong, can you sue for not being prevented from doing it?
If you have been found by a criminal court that you did not know what you were doing was wrong… Read more
The mental capacity and mental health law and policy landscape – a stocktake
As (for some at least) a summer break is starting to come to an end, I have recorded a version… Read more
Dialysis and different realities – the Court of Protection has to decide
In Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust v JM & Anor [2023] EWCOP 38, Hayden J has helpfully reminded us of… Read more
Self-binding directives: the view from Europe – in discussion with Matthé Scholten
In this ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Dr Matthé Scholten about self-binding directives, coercion in mental health treatment and… Read more
Scottish Mental Health Law Review – the Scottish Government response
The Scottish Government has today (28 June 2023) published its response to the independent review of mental health, capacity and… Read more
Elephant traps and worked examples: the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015
In a hopefully helpful contribution for those working with the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, I have recorded a presentation… Read more
Supported decision-making – the principles and the point: in conversation with Shih-Ning Then
In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Professor Shih-Ning Then about supported decision-making, exploring the meaning of the term,… Read more