The Independent Review of the Mental Health Act is in its initial scoping phase, seeking to identify priorities for further work later this year. To … Read More ›
Author: Alex RK
In Re A-F (Children) [2018] EWHC 138 (Fam), Sir James Munby P has pronounced upon two key issues in relation to deprivation of liberty and … Read More ›
Delayed (as the phrase goes) by circumstances beyond our control, the January Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include: (1) In the … Read More ›
By way of preview for the January Mental Capacity Report, which should be coming out shortly, three reviews of books which have caught my particular … Read More ›
The Independent MHA Review surveys of service users and carers are now live, with a closing deadline of 28 February. Please share widely.
In Re KT & Ors [2018] EWCOP 1, Charles J has returned – again – to the vexed question of how Re X applications (now, … Read More ›
For those wanting some holiday reading, you may wish to have a look at my discussion paper looking at whether there may be room in … Read More ›
A combination of the pressure of our other commitments and a lack of major reported cases from the Court of Protection means that we will … Read More ›
A heads-up about two really interesting conferences in the field of mental health and mental disability law for 2018. One is the annual Socio-Legal Studies … Read More ›
Interim guidance has just (11 December) been published – jointly – by the British Medical Association, General Medical Council and Royal College of Physicians – in response … Read More ›