In Caamaño Valle v Spain [2021] ECHR 387, the European Court of Human Rights hardened yet further its stance that those with cognitive impairments can … Read More ›
Tag: mental capacity
In the latest ‘in conversation with’, I talk to Lorraine Currie about her twin perspectives on the Mental Capacity Act 2005, as a social worker … Read More ›
In a judgment relating to the business affairs of the Hinduja family (Hinduja v Hinduja & Ors [2020] EWHC 1533 (Ch)) Falk J, sitting in … Read More ›
The 39 Essex Chambers Guide to carrying out and recording capacity assessments has been updated, in particular to add a section about remote assessments, and … Read More ›
The Court of Appeal in A Local Authority v JB [2020] EWCA Civ 735 has made clear that we have been asking the wrong question … Read More ›
In R(EG) v Parole Board & Ors [2020] EWHC 1457 (Admin), May J considered the requirements for effective participation in the parole process in the … Read More ›
The latest ‘in conversation from the shed’ is with the psychiatrist, Dr Gareth Owen, in which we discuss what makes some capacity assessments complex, some … Read More ›
A reminder that the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 comes fully into force in England today, 20 May. The equivalent in Wales (The Human … Read More ›
Following on from my conversation with Dr Mark Taubert about advance care planning, I have recorded a conversation with Jakki Cowley, an inspirational Independent Mental … Read More ›
The palliative care consultant Dr Mark Taubert and I have recorded a two-part conversation about the interaction between law and medicine in the context of … Read More ›