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 ›
Tag: mental capacity
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 ›
The Mental Capacity Report editorial team at 39 Essex Chambers have updated our guidance note on capacity assessment. For those not familiar with it, its … Read More ›
One of the first fruits of the Wellcome-funded Mental Health and Justice project has just been published in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. … Read More ›
To some extent, those responsible for pulling together the NICE guideline (NG 108) on decision-making and mental capacity published on 3 October were in an … Read More ›