The Essex Autonomy Project has just published a major report entitled “Towards Compliance with CRPD Art.12 in Capacity/Incapacity Legislation across… Read more
Tag: CRPD
CRPD – event on Operationalising Article 12.4 Safeguards: Lessons from Three Jurisdictions of the UK
The Essex Autonomy Project examination of UK compliance with the CRPD with which I am involved is holding what promises to be… Read more
Capacity, consent and supported decision-making: RCN Seminar 1 February
My Kings and Chambers colleagues, respectively Professor Genevra Richardson, Dr Jill Craigie and Tor Butler-Cole are giving what promises to be fascinating seminar… Read more
“Three Jurisdictions” CRPD project is ‘go’
I am very pleased to be able to share the news that funding has been secured for a project (led… Read more
VOICES Project launched at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy
From NZ, where I’m just finishing up teaching a fascinating (to me!) course on vulnerable adults rights protection at Auckland… Read more
News from Belfast – the NI Mental Capacity Bill
I gave evidence with Caroline Bielanska, Phil Fennell, Julian Hughes, Wayne Martin and George Szmukler to the Ad Hoc Committee… 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
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities pronounces on Article 14
With thanks, as ever, to the eagle-eyed Lucy Series for bringing this to my attention, the Committee on the Rights… Read more
A defence of ‘fusion’ law
[I am very grateful to George Szmukler, Professor of Psychiatry and Society at the Institute of Psychiatry, KCL, for this… Read more
The CRPD, undue influence and the COP
LB Haringey v CM [2014] EWCOP B23 Summary This case concerns an objection by a family member to the appointment of… Read more