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Tag: Law reform

Legislative developments

Lasting Powers of Attorney reform in England & Wales – a Private Members’ Bill, but is this “when Parliamentary time allows?”

An intriguing announcement today (15 June 2022) raises the possibility that there may be movement to amend the MCA 2005 in respect of Lasting Powers … Read More ›

Posted on June 15, 2022June 15, 2022
Legislative developments

Scottish Mental Health Law Review consultation

For those in Scotland (or those elsewhere wanting to see some fascinating and challenging law reform proposals in the field of mental health and capacity), … Read More ›

Posted on March 17, 2022
CRPD, Legislative developments

The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015: Personal and Professional Reflections

Not just those within Ireland, but also those interested from other jurisdictions, in seeing how a hugely important law reform in this area is being … Read More ›

Posted on November 22, 2021
CRPD, Miscellaneous

How to undertake a review – lessons from Scotland

The Independent Review of Learning Disability and Autism in Scotland’s mental health legislation has published two important reports to sit alongside its final report and … Read More ›

Posted on February 1, 2020
Miscellaneous

5 reflections on law reform (and over and out for now)

With a neat (if unplanned) symmetry, work that have been dominating my life has come to  different forms of head in the past couple of … Read More ›

Posted on December 19, 2018
Legislative developments

Law Commission Will Consultation closes on Friday

The Law Commission’s important consultation on the law of wills closes on Friday 10 November. I urge you to respond if you have any interest … Read More ›

Posted on November 7, 2017November 7, 2017
Legislative developments

Government’s interim response to Law Commission MCD report now published

 Jackie Doyle-Price (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health), in a written statement today (30 October) set out the Government’s Interim Response to the Law Commission’s … Read More ›

Posted on October 30, 2017
Miscellaneous

Happy birthday, Mental Capacity Act!

The MCA 2005 came fully into force 10 years ago today, on 1 October 2007.  Entirely understandably given the day of the week its birthday fell, … Read More ›

Posted on October 1, 2017October 1, 2017
Miscellaneous

The MCA – big issues for the next 10 years

[In case of any wider interest, I reproduce below the text of a talk I gave today at the 10th birthday party we held for … Read More ›

Posted on June 29, 2017June 29, 2017

Recent Posts

  • Draft Mental Health Bill – how would it amend the Mental Health Act 1983?

    June 30, 2022
    The draft Mental Health Bill published on 27 June 2022 is accompanied by helpful explanatory notes, but as it is …Read More »
  • Draft Mental Health Bill now published

    June 27, 2022
    Following a commitment given in the Queen’s Speech in May 2022, a draft Mental Health Bill has been brought forward …Read More »
  • Mental capacity – challenges and commitment: in conversation with Ilora Finlay

    June 26, 2022
    In this conversation, I talk to Ilora Finlay (Baroness Finlay of Llandaff), the first Chair of the National Mental Capacity …Read More »
  • In the Shadows of the Institution – the film

    June 23, 2022
    Dr Lucy Series has recently written a book, entitled Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution (Bristol University Press, …Read More »
  • Scenarios in the draft MCA Code of Practice: the Northern Ireland approach

    June 22, 2022
    Reflecting on a talk I gave this morning arranged by the indefatigable Walter Lloyd-Smith, the Board Manager of the Norfolk …Read More »

RSS Bailii capacity cases

  • KL (A Minor : deprivation of liberty) [2022] EWCOP 24 (21 June 2022) June 28, 2022
  • A London Local Authority v KB & Anor [2022] EWFC 39 (09 May 2022) June 27, 2022
  • A Clinical Commissioning Group v FZ & Anor [2022] EWCOP 21 (30 May 2022) June 27, 2022
  • Williams v Williams [2022] EWHC 1334 (Ch) (01 June 2022) June 26, 2022
  • PA088452018 [2022] UKAITUR PA088452018 (7 June 2022) June 24, 2022

RSS Bailii CRPD cases

  • P.W. v. AUSTRIA - 10425/19 (Judgment : Remainder inadmissible : Fourth Section) [2022] ECHR 489 (21 June 2022)0
    From European Court of Human Rights
  • CENTRE FOR LEGAL RESOURCES ON BEHALF OF VALENTIN CÂMPEANU v. ROMANIA - 47848/08 - Grand Chamber Judgment [2014] ECHR 972 (17 July 2014)0
    From European Court of Human Rights
  • PH, Re Judicial Review [2014] NIQB 60 (29 April 2014)0
    From High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland Queen's Bench Division Decisions
  • Hainsworth v Ministry of Defence [2014] EWCA Civ 763 (13 May 2014)0
    From England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
  • Hate Crime: Should The Current Offences Be Extended? [2014] EWLC 348 (20 May 2014)0
    From The Law Commission
  • MCDONALD v. THE UNITED KINGDOM - 4241/12 - Chamber Judgment [2014] ECHR 492 (20 May 2014)0
    From European Court of Human Rights
  • Glatzel (Judgment of the Court) [2014] EUECJ C-356/12 (22 May 2014)0
    From Court of Justice of the European Communities (including Court of First Instance Decisions)
  • London Borough of Haringey v CM [2014] EWCOP B23 (09 June 2014)0
    From England and Wales Court of Protection Decisions
  • Kaltoft (Advocate General's Opinion) [2014] EUECJ C-354/13_O (17 July 2014)0
    From Court of Justice of the European Communities (including Court of First Instance Decisions)
  • CENTRE FOR LEGAL RESOURCES ON BEHALF OF VALENTIN CAMPEANU v. ROMANIA - 47848/08 - Grand Chamber Judgment [2014] ECHR 789 (17 July 2014)0
    From European Court of Human Rights

RSS MHLO updates

  • MHA showing proposed amendments. Alex Ruck Keene, 'Mental Health Act 1983 as if amended by the draft Mental Health Bill' (30/6/22)
  • Case (Re X procedure and 16/17 year olds). Bolton Council v KL [2022] EWCOP 24
  • Case (Coronavirus vaccination). A Clinical Commissioning Group v FZ [2022] EWCOP 21
  • MH Bill memorandum to scrutiny committee. DHSC and MOJ, 'Mental Health Bill: Memorandum from the DHSC and MOJ to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee' (27/6/22)
  • MH Bill impact assessment. DHSC, 'Mental Health Act Draft Bill: Impact Assessment' (27/6/22)

RSS Baillii Mental Health Act cases

  • RM, Re Application for Judicial Review [2022] NICA 35 (23 June 2022)0
    From Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland Decisions
  • AG v Michel 16-Sep-2019 [2019] JRC 179A (16 September 2019)0
    From Jersey Unreported Judgments
  • Adams, R. v [2019] EWCA Crim 1363 (18 July 2019)0
    From England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Decisions
  • AD, R. v [2019] EWCA Crim 1339 (26 July 2019)0
    From England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Decisions
  • National Council for Civil Liberties (Liberty), R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2019] EWHC 2057 (Admin) (29 July 2019)0
    From England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions
  • Meadowsv Examining Court, Malaga, Spain [2019] EWHC 2084 (Admin) (30 July 2019)0
    From England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions
  • DC000132018 [2019] UKAITUR DC000132018 (31 July 2019)0
    From United Kingdom Immigration and Asylum (AIT/IAC) Unreported Judgments
  • PA111702018 [2019] UKAITUR PA111702018 (7 August 2019)0
    From United Kingdom Immigration and Asylum (AIT/IAC) Unreported Judgments
  • CD v London Borough of Croydon [2019] EWHC 2943 (Fam) (14 August 2019)0
    From England and Wales High Court (Family Division) Decisions
  • Bristol City Council v Legge [2019] EW Misc 12 (CC) (03 September 2019)0
    From Northern Irish Courts - Miscellaneous

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