Cafcass and the Official Solicitor have published a joint practice note dated January 2023 “intended to assist the judiciary and legal representatives when dealing with … Read More ›
Author: Alex RK
The second quarterly update to the 4th edition of the Handbook is now available, bringing the book up to date to 1 February 2023.
It is exceptionally unusual for a judge, let alone a very senior judge, actively to invite a claim to be brought against the State for … Read More ›
In the most recent (slightly snuffly) in conversation, I talk to Dr Janet Weston about her fascinating book Looking after Miss Alexander: Care, Mental Capacity, and … Read More ›
Is depriving a person of their mobile phone depriving them of their liberty? That was the very 21st century question confronting MacDonald J in Manchester … Read More ›
In May 2022, the Ministry of Justice indicated in its response to the Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney consultation that it intended to bring forward primary … Read More ›
Challenges not just to the application, but the very legitimacy, of the concept of mental capacity over the past 10 years have been spearheaded by … Read More ›
Looking after Miss Alexander: Care, Mental Capacity, and the Court of Protection in Mid-Twentieth-Century England (Janet Weston, McGill-Queens University Press, 2023, and free ebook available … Read More ›
In NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB v JH [2023] EWCOP 3, Hayden J was asked to consider whether an advance decision to refuse invasive tests or … Read More ›
The Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill has today (19 January 2023) published its pre-legislative scrutiny report on the draft Bill. It is … Read More ›