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Tag: deprivation of liberty


Law Commission’s Deprivation of Liberty Consultation now open

Posted on 7 July 2015

The wait is finally over, and the Law Commission’s consultation is now open.   We will have an article by Tim… Read more

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


Deprivation of liberty in the hospital setting – paper now updated

Posted on 3 July 2015 Updated on 2 July 2015

The discussion paper that I wrote some time ago on this thorny topic with my colleague Catherine Dobson has now… Read more

Posted in Miscellaneous     Tags: deprivation of liberty, medical treatment     Leave a comment     


Addressing the Conundrum: the MCA or the MHA?

Posted on 20 June 2015 Updated on 21 June 2015

The wilds of Schedule 1A to the MCA 2005 are explored in this article to which I contributed under the lead… Read more

Posted in Miscellaneous     Tags: deprivation of liberty, Mental Health Act 1983     3 Comments     


Deprivation of liberty developments

Posted on 18 June 2015

The guidance note previously prepared by the editors of the Mental Capacity Law Newsletters has now been updated to take… Read more

Posted in Newsletters     Tags: Court of Protection practice and procedure, deprivation of liberty     Leave a comment     


Re X – the Court of Appeal pronounces

Posted on 16 June 2015

A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site for those of you after clarity as to what the Court… Read more

Posted in Case comments, Deprivation of liberty     Tags: capacity, Court of Protection practice and procedure, deprivation of liberty     7 Comments     


Rethinking Deprivation of Liberty in a Health and Social Care Context

Posted on 12 June 2015 Updated on 15 June 2015

I am really delighted to be able to announce details of a major conference on deprivation of liberty on 30… Read more

Posted in Conferences, Miscellaneous     Tags: Conferences, deprivation of liberty     Leave a comment     


Stress testing Schedule 3: cross border placements and the Court of Protection

Posted on 3 June 2015

A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site where I discuss the important decision of Baker J handed down… Read more

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Deprivation of Liberty Guidance now out!

Posted on 9 April 2015

The guidance on deprivation of liberty which I have been working with Neil Allen, Sophy Miles, Paula Scully and Beverley Taylor has now been… Read more

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‘Baby Bournewood’?

Posted on 2 April 2015

In D (A Child) (Deprivation of Liberty) [2015] EWHC 922 (Fam), Keehan J has considered the question of the application of… Read more

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ADASS DoLS form guidance

Posted on 1 April 2015 Updated on 15 April 2015

The DoLS Forms Guidance to accompany the ADASS revised forms is now ready; it has yet to make its appearance… Read more

Posted in Miscellaneous     Tags: deprivation of liberty     2 Comments     


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