The National Mental Capacity Forum will hold the first of three online meetings to discuss the challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting, in the form … Read More ›
Further guidance (earlier guidance can be found here) has been issued on 24 March, to the effect that no hearings which require people to attend are … Read More ›
The Vice-President has issued further guidance on 23 March in relation to the Court of Protection and COVID-19. This follows on the earlier guidance discussed … Read More ›
The 39 Essex Chambers March 2020 Mental Capacity Reports will shortly be winging their way into subscribers’ inboxes. Highlights this month include: (1) In the … Read More ›
New guidelines from the Royal College of Physicians and endorsed or supported by a further 15 health bodies offer updated guidance on the diagnosis, assessment, … Read More ›
Possibly as a result of lessons learned in relation to the case of Mrs H, the same NHS Trust has brought a further application in … Read More ›
The 39 Essex Chambers inherent jurisdiction guidance note has been updated to take account of the continuing stream of (frequently inconsistent) case-law in this area. … Read More ›
A reminder of this debate which is being held by the Court of Protection Bar Association on Wednesday 4 March at 5:oo pm at Doughty … Read More ›
BASW Cymru have launched a survey regarding DoLS practice and the forthcoming Liberty Protection Safeguards. It is intended for completion by Social Workers as well … Read More ›
The correct application of the presumption of capacity in s.1(2) MCA is a perennially difficult question. On the one hand, we have the situation of … Read More ›