In this shedinar, Dr Camilla Parker and I discuss the complexities of the law relating to deprivation of liberty in this area, and go through … Read More ›
Tag: deprivation of liberty
With huge thanks to Research in Practice for making this freely available, Camilla Parker and I have written practice guidance to help professionals identify when … Read More ›
The Court of Appeal in R(Maguire) v HM Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde [2020] EWCA Civ 738 has held that there are (perhaps surprising) … Read More ›
In this conversation, I ask Dr Lucy Series about her Wellcome funded research, and we discuss, in particular, the long and complex history of confinement, … Read More ›
The DHSC’s emergency MCA/DoLS guidance has been updated today (29 May). Most importantly, additional guidance has been published, addressing a number of key points … Read More ›
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has written to Directors of Adult Social Services (in a letter which can be shared more … Read More ›
For those who have time to kill over the long weekend, a reminder of the shed series of webinars I have done, including: Capacity – … Read More ›
I have had some thoughts about how to get deprivation of liberty right – how to identify one, and what to do if you have. … Read More ›
BP v Surrey County Council & Anor [2020] EWCOP 22 is the second decision concerning an 83 year old man, BP. It follows the earlier … Read More ›
Following what seemed to be positive feedback for my last ‘capacity from the shed’ outing about DNACPR and Advance Care Planning, here is another one … Read More ›