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 ›
Tag: mental capacity
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 ›
For those who have time to kill over the long weekend, a reminder of the shed series of webinars I have done, including: Capacity – … Read More ›
This video provides an introduction to the concept of capacity as contained in the Mental Capacity Act 2005. This session does not cover assessment of … Read More ›
It is rare, but unfortunate, when a judge misdirects themselves as to the law, but in Bashir v Bashir [2019] EWHC 1810 (Ch), Master Clark … Read More ›
In LB Tower Hamlets v NB & AU [2019] EWCOP 27, Hayden J has made further observations about the test for capacity to consent to … Read More ›