Practice and Procedure

In the Practice and Procedure Report: which decisions are for doctors, and which for the courts; jury-rigging Article 5(4) compliance in community DoL cases, and transparency under the spotlight. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please ... Read more  

In the Practice and Procedure Report: how far can the Court of Protection go to ensure its orders are complied with, and risk taking, best interests and health and welfare deputies. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our Ment... Read more  

In the Practice and Procedure Report: post-death costs, what does it mean to be an expert in the person, and procedure in brain stem death cases. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our Mental Capacity Law Resource Centre. Cli... Read more  

In the Practice and Procedure Report: when you can remove deputies, and publishing judgments in serious medical treatment and closed material procedure cases. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our Mental Capacity Law Resourc... Read more  

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. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our Mental Capacity Law Resource... Read more  

In the Practice and Procedure Report: when it is necessary to go to court in serious medical treatment cases, and a Scottish cross-border problem. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our Mental Capacity Law Resource Centre. Cl... Read more  

In the Practice and Procedure Report: medical evidence, mental disorder and deprivation of liberty, and the approach to propensity evidence. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our Mental Capacity Law Resource Centre. Click be... Read more  

In the Practice and Procedure Report: counting the costs of delay, guidance on termination cases, and a consultation on increasing Court of Protection feeds. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our Mental Capacity Law Resource ... Read more  

In the Practice and Procedure Report: two sets of ‘Ps’ and the costs of welfare appeals. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our Mental Capacity Law Resource Centre. Click below to download the Practice and Procedure Report. ... Read more  

In the Practice and Procedure Report: revised guidance for Accredited Legal Representatives and anonymisation of clinicians in cases involving the MCA 2005. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our Mental Capacity Law Resource C... Read more