39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 136, December 2023)
Mental capacity law newsletter "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: the least worst option as regards compulsory feeding, putting values properly into the mix and the need for a decision actually to be in contemplation before capacity is considered; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: relief from forfeiture in a very sad case; (3) In the Practice and Procedure Report: counting the costs of delay, guidance on termination cases, and a consultation on increasing Court of Protection feeds; (4) In the Wider Context Report: forgetting to think and paying the price, the cost of getting it wrong as litigation friend, Wales potentially striking out alone on mental health reform, and a review of Arianna鈥檚 book on social care charging; (5) In the Scotland Report: reduction of a Will: incapacity and various vitiating factors, and an update on law reform progress."
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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 Kohn, Nicola馃攳 路 Scott, Katie馃攳 路 Kelly, Arianna馃攳 路 Weinberg, Nyasha馃攳 路 Edwards, Simon馃攳 路 Ward, Adrian馃攳 路 Stavert, Jill馃攳
Organisation: 39 Essex Chambers馃攳
Date: December 2023馃攳
Issue: 136
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