A short note to say that the Court of Appeal has allowed (by consent) the appeal against the decision of… Read more
Tag: deprivation of liberty
Charles J on a roll – now for CTOs
In PJ v A Local Health Board & Ors [2015] UKUT 0480 (AAC) Charles J, sitting as President of the Upper… Read more
Conditional discharge and DOLS – sanity prevails
In Secretary of State for Justice v KC and C Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2015] UKUT 0376 (AAC), Charles… Read more
Celtic ducks: guidance from Scotland as to deprivation of liberty
The Scottish Mental Welfare Commission has today (10 July) published very interesting ‘Advice Notes’ on deprivation of liberty [full disclosure,… Read more
Law Commission’s Deprivation of Liberty Consultation now open
The wait is finally over, and the Law Commission’s consultation is now open. We will have an article by Tim… Read more
Deprivation of liberty in the hospital setting – paper now updated
The discussion paper that I wrote some time ago on this thorny topic with my colleague Catherine Dobson has now… Read more
Addressing the Conundrum: the MCA or the MHA?
The wilds of Schedule 1A to the MCA 2005 are explored in this article to which I contributed under the lead… Read more
Deprivation of liberty developments
The guidance note previously prepared by the editors of the Mental Capacity Law Newsletters has now been updated to take… Read more
Re X – the Court of Appeal pronounces
A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site for those of you after clarity as to what the Court… Read more
Rethinking Deprivation of Liberty in a Health and Social Care Context
I am really delighted to be able to announce details of a major conference on deprivation of liberty on 30… Read more