The Guide to the procedure to follow when seeking judicial authorisations of deprivation of liberty following Re X written by Neil Allen, Tor Butler-Cole, Anna Bicarregui and I … Read More ›
Author: Alex RK
A quick cross-post to my ‘sister’ site: www.courtofprotectionhandbook.com (which I maintain with Sophy Miles) to flag up the second judgment just handed down in the … Read More ›
The British Medical Association, the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Royal College of Nursing have today (7 October) published new Joint Guidance on ‘Decisions relating … Read More ›
In a news item that should have made its way into the most recent Newsletter, a group of experienced brain injury specialists formed an email-based interest … Read More ›
In breaking news, the Scottish Law Commission has now published a detailed report (alongside a draft Bill) to seek to plug the Bournewood gap north … Read More ›
After a summer break, the Mental Capacity Law Newsletter is now back – reaching its 50th issue! Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, … Read More ›
With thanks to Niall Fry of the Department of Health for permission to publish this, I reproduce here a letter from him to local authority … Read More ›
The excellent Empowerment Matters has just published (free) guidance on assessing, supporting and empowering specific decision-making in the context of financial matters. It is available for … Read More ›
NHS Trust & Ors v FG [2014] EWCOP 30 Summary In this judgment, Keehan J has given important guidance as to when and how applications … Read More ›
In Re EU (Appointment of a Deputy) [2014] EWCOP 21 (a case that missed the cut for the August Mental Capacity Law Newsletter), Senior Judge Lush commented further … Read More ›