deprivation of liberty – Page 10 – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Covert medication and deprivation of liberty

Posted on 11 July 2016 Updated on 11 July 2016

In AG v BMBC & Anor [2016] EWCOP 37, District Judge Bellamy has given some rare, and useful, clarification as… Read more

Posted on 8 July 2016 Updated on 9 July 2016

In a judgment from a case heard prior to the decision in Re SRK but delivered afterwards (without referring to… Read more

Posted on 24 May 2016 Updated on 26 May 2016

In Staffordshire County Council v SRK & Ors [2016] EWCOP 27, Charles J has grappled with the thorny question of… Read more

Posted on 10 March 2016

A cross-post here to my fellow author Sophy Miles’ excellent post on the Court of Protection Handbook site on the… Read more

Posted on 7 March 2016 Updated on 8 March 2016

I have been asked by a good BIA (you know who you are!) to write something about powers of attorney,… Read more

Posted on 27 January 2016 Updated on 27 January 2016

In Birmingham City Council v D [2016] EWCOP 8, the sequel to a case discussed here, Keehan J has held: “however close… Read more

Posted on 18 November 2015

Cases are coming out left, right and centre at the moment, and with other commitments, it is not possible to… Read more

Posted on 29 October 2015

In an important judgment handed down this morning, R (LF) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner South London [2015] EWHC… Read more

Posted on 26 October 2015 Updated on 26 October 2015

The Law Commission’s consultation on mental capacity and deprivation of liberty project closes on 2 November, a week today. If… Read more

Posted on 22 October 2015

With thanks to Niall Fry, the letter he sent today to MCA/DOLS leads can be found here. In addition to… Read more

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