In Barnsley MBC v GS & Ors [2014] EWCOP 46, Holman J has held that the Guidance issued jointly by the President and OFSTED on … Read More ›
Author: Alex RK
Mr Justice Mostyn is nothing if not brave. In a decision handed down on 18 November 2014: Rochdale MBC v KW [2014] EWCOP 45, he … Read More ›
A quick cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site to flag up that the Re X process for judicial authorisation of deprivation of liberty … Read More ›
Working on the theory that I am allowed every so often shamelessly to self-publicise, can I draw the attention of any clinicians reading this post to … Read More ›
Summary The Upper Tribunal in NL v Hampshire County Council (Mental health: All) [2014] UKUT 475 (AAC) has now pronounced upon the application of the … Read More ›
As many of you will know, I have spent a significant part of this year working on guidance commissioned by the Department of Health for IMCAs, … Read More ›
This month’s Mental Capacity Law Newsletters are now out. Highlights include: 1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: an update on judicial … Read More ›
Medical Treatment and the Law: Issues of Consent (2nd Edition): Richard Harper (Jordans, 2014, £54) This book, subtitled “The Protection of the Vulnerable: Children and Adults … Read More ›
In a positive flurry of activity, the majority of the secondary legislation (both ‘affirmative’ and ‘negative’) accompanying Part 1 of the Care Act has been … Read More ›
With thanks, as ever, to the eagle-eyed Lucy Series for bringing this to my attention, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has … Read More ›