A final reminder that there are a few places still available for the seminar that I am doing in Consett,… Read more
Tag: deprivation of liberty
Deaths under DoLS changes – further guidance
A Home Office Circular has now been published to accompany the Policing and Crime Act 2017 changes (including those relating… Read more
New Chief Coroner’s Guidance on DOLS
To accompany the coming into force on 3 April of the change to the definition of “state detention” introduced by… Read more
FICM/ICS Guidance on MCA and DoLS in ICU
The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine/Intensive Care Society have prepared summary guidance on MCA and DoLS in light of the… Read more
Deprivation of liberty in intensive care – the Court of Appeal decides
The Court of Appeal has this morning (26 January) handed down judgment in R(Ferreira) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner… Read more
When to bring an s21A application – flowchart
My admirable colleague Tor Butler-Cole has produced this useful chart to summarise in graphic form the effect of Baker J’s… Read more
Objections, DOLS and the Court of Protection
The long-awaited judgment from Baker J following up on AJ is now out: RD & Ors (Duties and Powers of… Read more
Law Commission Deprivation of Liberty project update
I reproduce below the email that has just been sent to sent to consultees and other stakeholders updating on the… Read more
DOLS and public protection (and some thoughts about s21A)
With thanks to Richard Charlton for providing me with the transcript of the judgment in this case, the decision in… Read more
Shining a Light Behind Closed Doors
Eleanore Fritze, a deeply impressive lawyer from Victoria in Australia, has written a fascinating, and compelling, report entitled “Shining a… Read more