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ReSPECT, advance decision-making and capacity dilemmas – in conversation with Dr Zoë Fritz

Posted on 18 May 2022

In this conversation, I talk to Dr Zoë Fritz, Wellcome fellow in Society and Ethics and a Consultant in Acute… Read more

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Contraception, support and intellectual disability – in conversation with Jodie Rawles

Posted on 30 March 2022 Updated on 30 March 2022

In this conversation, I talk to Jodie Rawles about her research as part of the Mental Health & Justice project… Read more

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Deprivation of liberty in the shadows of the institution – in discussion with Dr Lucy Series

Posted on 29 March 2022 Updated on 29 March 2022

In this conversation, I ask Dr Lucy Series about her book Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution… Read more

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Implementing advance care plans in the peri-operative period – the anaesthetic perspective

Posted on 14 March 2022

In this ‘in conversation’ with Dr Tim Meek, we discuss the role of anaesthetists before and during operations, how they… Read more

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New capacity guidance website launched

Posted on 21 January 2022

As part of the Mental Health & Justice project, a new website has been launched with guidelines for clinicians and… Read more

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Seeing, wondering and realising – in conversation with the Reverend Phil Sharkey

Posted on 20 January 2022

In this ‘in conversation with’ the Revd Phil Sharkey, we discuss his book ‘Words to Remember,’ reflective listening, and the… Read more

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Happy birthday MCA!

Posted on 1 October 2021

The MCA 2005 came into force 14 years ago today, 1 October 2007.   To mark its birthday, I’ve recorded a… Read more

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Accessible information and practicable steps to support decision-making – in conversation with Rosie Harding

Posted on 22 July 2021

In this ‘in conversation’ with Professor Rosie Harding, we discuss accessible information and how making information accessible constitutes a practicable… Read more

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Communication, music and reframing support – in conversation with Alix Lewer

Posted on 20 May 2021 Updated on 20 May 2021

In this ‘in conversation’ with Alix Lewer, founder of Include.org, we discuss the work of the  Include choir, the role… Read more

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Shedinar – capacity and independence in crisis situations: in conversation with Hanna Kienzler

Posted on 28 April 2021 Updated on 20 May 2021

In this ‘in conversation’ with Dr Hanna Kienzler, we discuss her work in Palestine under the auspices of the Mental… Read more

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  • Assisted dying – the Isle of Man, the Ministry of Justice and fundamental human rights considerations

    18 February 2026
    In the context of the debates in Westminster around the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a letter published... …Read More »
  • When is a deprivation of liberty not a deprivation of liberty? The Mental Health Act 2025 and conditional discharge

    18 February 2026
    In 2018, in MM, the Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the Court of Appeal that neither the Secretary of the... …Read More »
  • Translating insight – in conversation with Professor Tony David

    17 February 2026
    In this ‘in conversation with,’ I talk to Professor Tony David about his new paper, Insight, the law and psychiatry: Going... …Read More »
  • Parental responsibility and confinement – the need for appellate authority continues (and a Gillick conundrum)

    16 February 2026
    Whilst the Supreme Court considers the Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s reference, I am being cautious about commenting about cases... …Read More »
  • Personal injury payments, reverse indemnities and charging for care costs

    16 February 2026
    [This is a guest post by Arianna Kelly, whose expertise in matters relating to charging for social care in the... …Read More »

RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • CGT, R (on the application of) v West Sussex County Council 13 February 2026
  • Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board v RW & Anor 12 February 2026
  • CA & Anor (Fact Finding and Welfare: Rib Fractures), Re 11 February 2026
  • DA (Whether to replace a Single Joint Expert), Re 10 February 2026
  • AB, Re 5 February 2026
  • R v Maria Kwiatkowska 4 February 2026
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council v The Mother & Ors 2 February 2026
  • R v Mansoor Khan 29 January 2026
  • An NHS Trust v NM & Ors 26 January 2026
  • Helen Ginger & Ors v Robert Mickleburgh & Ors 23 January 2026

RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • CGT, R (on the application of) v West Sussex County Council 13 February 2026
  • MXV, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Home Department 10 February 2026
  • R v Maria Kwiatkowska 4 February 2026
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council v The Mother & Ors 2 February 2026
  • AN v St Andrew’s Healthcare & Anor 26 January 2026
  • Helen Ginger & Ors v Robert Mickleburgh & Ors 23 January 2026
  • Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd and others 21 January 2026
  • Optosafe Limited & Anor v John Mark Robertson 5 January 2026
  • SJ v Cardiff & Vale University Health Board & Anor 22 December 2025
  • Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust v EF & Ors 19 December 2025

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • MHA 2025 explanatory notes. Mental Health Act 2025 Explanatory Notes
  • DOL CD application form. HMPPS, 'Supervised Discharge application form' (18 February 2026)
  • DOL CD guidance. HMPPS, 'Supervised Discharge FAQs' (18 February 2026)
  • DOL CD guidance. HMPPS, 'Supervised discharge guidance' (18 February 2026)
  • Case (Conditional discharge to remain informally). DB v Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKUT 57 (AAC)
  • Statistics on technical lifers. Ministry of Justice, 'How many technical lifers currently exist?' (FOI response 251127065, 17 December 2025)
  • Statistics on removal of restrictions. Ministry of Justice, 'Removal of restrictions, under s42(1) MHA 1983' (FOI response 260108061, 5 February 2026)
  • MHA 2025 information update
  • MHA conditional discharge. Mental Health Tribunal, 'MHA 2025 - an introduction to the new conditional discharge provisions' (10 February 2026)
  • Case (DCD and no mental disorder). AN v St Andrew's Healthcare [2026] UKUT 32 (AAC)

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