Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: fluctuating capacity and emotional dysregulation. For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our Mental Capacity Law Resource Centre. Click below to download the Health, Welf... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: is depriving a person of their phone depriving them of their liberty, a reminder that the court is the ultimate arbiter of best interests and an Ombudsman comes belatedly to the rescue. For a... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Collection of sperm where a person is on the edge of brain death; public protection and deprivations of liberty; and many newly-reported ‘part 2’ judgments tell us what happened next. Click ... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: When it is in a person’s best interests to end restraint which is necessary to keep them alive; and removing silos from capacity in substance and procedure. Click here to download the HWDOL R... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Capacity to make decisions regarding hoarding, parental consent for deprivations of liberty, and Article 2 and informed consent.Click here to download the HWDOL Report.For all of our reports, ... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Personspecific contact and sexual relations capacity; treatment plans for disordered eating; and updated DoLS statistics.Click here to download the HWDOL Report.For all of our reports, newslet... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Injunctions against family members; Draft LPS forms published; and serious medical treatment applications.Click here to download the HWDOL Report.For all of our reports, newsletters and cases ... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Vaccine judgments; deprivation of liberty of 16- and 17-year-olds; and brain stem death.Click here to download the HWDOL Report.For all of our reports, newsletters and cases please visit our M... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Fact-finding in relation to coercive and controlling behaviour; habitual residence; and how recent should evidence be for the deprivation of liberty of a child?Click here to download the HWDOL... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Draft MCA and LPS Code published; capacity to terminate a pregnancy; the (limited) role of the Inherent Jurisdiction; and is an application needed in all vaccine disputes?Click here to downloa... Read more