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International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law: new issue out

Posted on 22 September 2017 Updated on 22 September 2017

The third issue (in its new guise) of the IJMHCL is now out, highlights including: Emma Cave, Jacinta OA Tan:… Read more

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Inaugural issue International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law now published 

Posted on 19 October 2016

Hot off the press, the inaugural issue of the IJMJCL – the spiritual successor to the late lamented Journal of… Read more

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Call for papers – IJMHCL special edition on deprivation of liberty

Posted on 27 October 2015

The International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law invites papers for inclusion in a special edition on the topic… Read more

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International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law – further call for papers

Posted on 23 September 2015

As a member of the second editorial team of the International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law (ISSN: 2056-3922),… Read more

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Recent Posts

  • Capacity and marriage – the changes brought about in Ireland by the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015

    26 November 2025
    In the Matter of AB is an extremely interesting decision from the Circuit Court in Ireland.  It concerns the capacity... …Read More »
  • Children in complex situations at risk of deprivation of liberty – in conversation with Dr Susannah Bowyer

    25 November 2025
    In this ‘in conversation’ with, I talk to Dr Susannah Bowyer, Deputy Director at Research in Practice, about the recent... …Read More »
  • Communicating the communication limb of the capacity test

    24 November 2025
    Re BV (Medical Treatment – Renal Cancer: Nephrectomy) [2025] EWCOP 41 (T3) is a relatively ‘routine’ medical treatment case (without,... …Read More »
  • Unofficial update to MCA Codes updated

    20 November 2025
    There are two Codes of Practice to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, one for the main body of the Act,... …Read More »
  • Natural justice and costs in the Court of Protection

    19 November 2025
    Riddle v NA [2025] EWCOP 39 (T3) raises questions about the fitness for purpose of a key plank of the... …Read More »

RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council v EKK 27 November 2025
  • TKSD Care Homes & Training Ltd & Anor v Care Quality Commission 24 November 2025
  • BV (Medical Treatment) (Renal Cancer; Nephrectomy), Re 20 November 2025
  • Alastair James Bowerman v Ian Benjamin Bowerman & Ors 18 November 2025
  • Cole Taylor & Anor v Secretary of State for Justice 17 November 2025
  • Daly v His Majesty’s Advocate (Scotland) 12 November 2025
  • Andrew James Riddle v NA 6 November 2025
  • RS (Best Interests: Surgery and Intensive Care), Re 5 November 2025
  • Andrew Grijns v Janice Grijns & Ors 5 November 2025
  • Kanta Kaur v Kouri Kaur & Ors 3 November 2025

RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • R v Sundeep Singh 27 November 2025
  • TKSD Care Homes & Training Ltd & Anor v Care Quality Commission 24 November 2025
  • BV (Medical Treatment) (Renal Cancer; Nephrectomy), Re 20 November 2025
  • Sahayb Abu v Secretary of State for Justice 18 November 2025
  • R v Gemma Lisa Hindmarch 30 October 2025
  • Adam Clive Scott v The Estate of Richard Norman Scott & Ors 29 October 2025
  • Khamba & Ors v Harrow London Borough Council & Ors 29 October 2025
  • Medway Council v M & Anor (Assessment of capacity) 22 October 2025
  • Andrew Breeze & Anor v Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary 17 October 2025
  • Sean McDwyer v Zadar Municipal Court (Croatia) 17 October 2025

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • Case (Ombudsman complaint and tribunal). Hertfordshire County Council (LGSCO, 23 008 805)
  • Inadequate hospital. CQC, 'CQC rates St Andrews Healthcare Northampton as inadequate' (23 October 2025)
  • Update on LPS and revised Code. DHSC, 'Improved safeguarding and protections for vulnerable people' (press release, 18 October 2025)
  • Case (Aftercare complaint). Sheffield City Council (LGSCO, 25 002 630)
  • Case (SMI and DLA). TC v SSWP [2025] UKUT 356 (AAC)
  • Unofficial updates to MCA/DOLS Codes. Alex Ruck Keene, Victoria Butler-Cole and Neil Allen, 'Mental Capacity Act/DOLS Codes of Practice update' (20 November 2025)
  • Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 155, November 2025)
  • Job advert. TV Edwards LLP, London - Court of Protection (welfare) solicitor (listed until 27 February 2026).
  • Litigation. Law Society, 'Practice note: Mazur and the conduct of litigation' (18 November 2025)
  • Parole Board licence conditions. Parole Board, 'Licence conditions: Member guidance' (v2.1, October 2022)

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