The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill has been published. More detail and commentary will follow in the 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Report next week, but … Read More ›
Author: Alex RK
The JCHR has today (29 June) published the report of its inquiry into the reform of DOLS. Whilst I recommend reading the whole report … Read More ›
The Court of Appeal has rejected [2018] EWCA Civ 1431 the appeal by Noel Conway against the decision of the Divisional Court [2017] EWHC 2447 … Read More ›
The June Reports have now been published. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: a rare appellate level … Read More ›
The Government of Singapore has just (18 May) passed a Vulnerable Adults Act (the link here is to the Bill which I understand was passed … Read More ›
The small body of appellate level jurisdiction on the MCA has been added to in Re RW [2018] EWCA Civ 1067, concerning the continued provision of clinically … Read More ›
The May reports will be circulated shortly to those who have signed up for them, but for those who cannot wait, they can be found … Read More ›
[The independent Review of the MHA has published its interim report today (1 May). Whilst it should be read in full, for those in a … Read More ›
As many will know, I spent a considerable part of 2017 seeking to persuade the Law Commission to take forward a project on vulnerable adults … Read More ›
In an unusual step, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has published a correction to General Comment 1, on Article 12 and … Read More ›