Mental Capacity Report - April 2024

Welcome to the April 2024 Mental Capacity Report. Highlights this month include:

1. In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: a very difficult dilemma arising out of covert medication, and key deprivation of liberty developments;
2. In the Property and Affairs Report: fixed costs for deputies, deputies and conflicts of interest, and the Child Trust Fund saga continues;
3. In the Practice and Procedure Report: three amended Practice Directions, when (and why) should the judge visit P and fact-finding in the Court of Protection;
4. In the Mental Health Matters Report: the Government (rather surprisingly) responds to the Joint Committee on the draft Mental Health Bill, and important reports from the PHSO and CQC;
5. In the Wider Context Report: a snapshot into litigation capacity and Jersey sheds light on the concrete realities of assisted dying / suicide;
6. In the Scotland Report: the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

You can find our past issues, our case summaries, and more on our dedicated sub-site here, where you can also sign up to the Mental Capacity Report.

Click below to download the Screen-friendly version of the Report or the Print-friendly version of the Report.

Watch Alex's walkthrough of the Report.

39 Essex Chambers April 2024 Mental Capacity Report walkthrough from Ruck Keene on Vimeo.