My fellow authors and I are delighted to announce that a revised first edition of the Court of Protection Handbook is now available, in a frisky … Read More ›
Author: Alex RK
In M v N & Ors [2015] EWCOP 76 (Fam), Hayden J – in a very detailed and thoughtful judgment – has authorised for the first … Read More ›
In preparation for the Court of Protection Transparency Pilot, please see this announcement on the Judicial Office website. The pilot, currently scheduled to come into … Read More ›
Cases are coming out left, right and centre at the moment, and with other commitments, it is not possible to write about them in the … Read More ›
In an important judgment handed down this morning, R (LF) v HM Senior Coroner for Inner South London [2015] EWHC 2990 (Admin), the Divisional Court … Read More ›
The International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law invites papers for inclusion in a special edition on the topic of Deprivation of Liberty to … Read More ›
The Law Commission’s consultation on mental capacity and deprivation of liberty project closes on 2 November, a week today. If you haven’t already submitted a … Read More ›
There are still places available at the (free) multi-disciplinary seminar I am chairing in Chambers on capacity, competence, clients and witnesses on 3 November from 18:00. It promises … Read More ›
With thanks to Niall Fry, the letter he sent today to MCA/DOLS leads can be found here. In addition to a range of updates as … Read More ›
A short note to say that the Court of Appeal has allowed (by consent) the appeal against the decision of Mostyn J in the KW … Read More ›