39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 102, March 2020)
Mental capacity law newsletter "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: a cautionary tale about re-using material for DoLS assessment and capacity complexities in the context of medical treatment; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: an important case on the limits of powers of professional deputies to act without recourse to the Court of Protection; (3) In the Practice and Procedure Report: medical treatment - delay, neglect and judicial despair, developments relating to vulnerable parties and witnesses, and Forced Marriage Protection Orders under the spotlight; (4) In the Wider Context Report: Mental Capacity Action Days, when not to presume upon a presumption, and a number of important reports from bodies such as the CQC; (5) In the Scotland Report: the DEC:IDES trial. We have also recently updated our capacity guide and our guide to the inherent jurisdiction."
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Type: Newsletter馃攳
Title: Mental Capacity Report
Author: Ruck Keene, Alex馃攳 路 Butler-Cole, Victoria馃攳 路 Allen, Neil馃攳 路 Lee, Annabel馃攳 路 Kohn, Nicola馃攳 路 Scott, Katie馃攳 路 Barnes, Katherine馃攳 路 Edwards, Simon馃攳 路 Ward, Adrian馃攳 路 Stavert, Jill馃攳
Organisation: 39 Essex Chambers馃攳
Date: March 2020馃攳
Issue: 102
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