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Tag: CRPD


Disability Rights UK – events to feed into shadow CPRD report

Posted on 8 September 2016

Disability Rights UK will be writing a shadow report for England and Wales – and for GB – to inform… Read more

Posted in Conferences, Miscellaneous     Tags: CRPD     Leave a comment     


Essex Autonomy Project Three Jurisdictions CRPD Report just published

Posted on 6 June 2016 Updated on 6 June 2016

The Essex Autonomy Project has just published a major report entitled “Towards Compliance with CRPD Art.12 in Capacity/Incapacity Legislation across… Read more

Posted in Legislative developments     Tags: CRPD     Leave a comment     


CRPD – event on Operationalising Article 12.4 Safeguards: Lessons from Three Jurisdictions of the UK

Posted on 26 February 2016

The Essex Autonomy Project examination of UK compliance with the CRPD with which I am involved is holding what promises to be… Read more

Posted in Conferences     Tags: Conferences, CRPD, EAP     Leave a comment     


Capacity, consent and supported decision-making: RCN Seminar 1 February

Posted on 12 January 2016

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

Posted in Conferences     Tags: Conferences, CRPD     Leave a comment     


“Three Jurisdictions” CRPD project is ‘go’

Posted on 28 August 2015 Updated on 28 August 2015

I am very pleased to be able to share the news that funding has been secured for a project (led… Read more

Posted in Legislative developments, Research of interest     Tags: CRPD     Leave a comment     


VOICES Project launched at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy

Posted on 3 August 2015

From NZ, where I’m just finishing up teaching a fascinating (to me!) course on vulnerable adults rights protection at Auckland… Read more

Posted in Research of interest     Tags: CRPD     Leave a comment     


News from Belfast – the NI Mental Capacity Bill

Posted on 1 July 2015 Updated on 6 July 2015

I gave evidence with Caroline Bielanska, Phil Fennell, Julian Hughes, Wayne Martin and George Szmukler to the Ad Hoc Committee… Read more

Posted in Legislative developments     Tags: CRPD, legislative reform     Leave a comment     


Singapore, the MCAs and undue influence

Posted on 1 June 2015 Updated on 23 September 2019

The Court of Appeal in Singapore in Re BKR [2015] SGCA 26 has handed down a decision that exemplifies the… Read more

Posted in Capacity, Case comments, Cross-border     Tags: capacity, cross-border, CRPD     2 Comments     


Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities pronounces on Article 14

Posted on 20 October 2014

With thanks, as ever, to the eagle-eyed Lucy Series for bringing this to my attention, the Committee on the Rights… Read more

Posted in Legislative developments     Tags: CRPD, deprivation of liberty     Leave a comment     


A defence of ‘fusion’ law

Posted on 15 July 2014

[I am very grateful to George Szmukler, Professor of Psychiatry and Society at the Institute of Psychiatry, KCL, for this… Read more

Posted in Legislative developments     Tags: CRPD, fusion, Northern Ireland     Leave a comment     


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RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • Alison Parr v Cheshire East Council & Anor 9 January 2026
  • Stuart John Pilbrow v Nicola Jane Eileen Glanville & Anor 8 January 2026
  • London Borough of Lewisham v SL & Anor 19 December 2025
  • Priti Patel v Nicholas O'Sullivan & Ors 19 December 2025
  • Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust v EF & Ors 19 December 2025
  • SW v Nottingham City Council & Anor 19 December 2025
  • White and Sterling Residential Care Limited v Care Quality Commission 17 December 2025
  • Nicola Anne Lowe v Lucy Daniells 17 December 2025
  • The Nursing and Midwifery Council v Ishaq Ibrahim 15 December 2025
  • King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v LE (by her litigation friend the Official Solicitor) (Serious Medical Treatment) 11 December 2025

RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • Optosafe Limited & Anor v John Mark Robertson 5 January 2026
  • Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust v EF & Ors 19 December 2025
  • Jamie Jenkins v R 18 December 2025
  • White and Sterling Residential Care Limited v Care Quality Commission 17 December 2025
  • ABW, R (on the application of) v Secretary Of State for the Home Department 17 December 2025
  • D (Contempt: Sentencing), Re 16 December 2025
  • Angus Cameron v Secretary of State for Justice & Anor 4 December 2025
  • Powys Teaching Health Board & Anor v NT & Anor 1 December 2025
  • R v Sundeep Singh 28 November 2025
  • TKSD Care Homes & Training Ltd & Anor v Care Quality Commission 24 November 2025

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • Case (Sentence reduced). R v Holland [2025] EWCA Crim 1628
  • New website layout
  • Case (Aftercare accommodation charging complaint). London Borough of Lewisham (LGSCO, 18 010 781)
  • Case (Aftercare accommodation complaint). Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (LGSCO, 19 002 160)
  • Job advert. Nujeerallee Law, Kingston upon Thames - Mental health consultant solicitors (listed until 13 March 2026).
  • MHRTW membership. Eve Piffaretti, 'Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill published' (Blake Morgan, 6 January 2026)
  • MHRTW membership. Julie James, 'Written Statement: Draft of Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill' (5 January 2026)
  • Legislation. Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales (Membership) Bill 2026
  • Legislation. Mental Health Act 2025
  • Tribunal legal representatives. Tribunal Policy: Legal representatives (10 December 2025)

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