October 15, 2024
Leeds will host the UK’s largest mental capacity conference on 17 October. The event will bring together leading legal and healthcare experts to tackle important issues surrounding mental capacity law.
Leeds will host the UK’s largest mental capacity conference on 17 October. The event will bring together leading legal and healthcare experts to tackle important issues surrounding mental capacity law.
Switalskis is celebrating three new appointments and a qualification achievement in its Court of Protection Health and Welfare (CoP) team.
Feigning is to pretend to have a particular problem and is different in clinical presentation.
Unravelling the complexities in assessing sexual capacity, a summary of Dr Catriona McIntosh's talk at the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Annual Review conference.
Mr Karim KC discussed the balance between transparency and Article 6 (right to a fair and public trial) and where closed proceedings fit in.
Where a party other than P lacks capacity – navigating the ethical, legal, and regulatory minefield with Hannah Bakshani
On 12 October 2023, we hosted the annual Mental Capacity Act Conference. This year's conference saw the knowledgeable and well respected Parishil Patel KC and Joseph O’Brien KC take the stage together to discuss approaches to fluctuating capacity and anticipatory orders.
The importance of the client participating in Court of Protection hearings is highlighted in the case study.