Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: two deprivation of liberty cases making clear what should (and should not) happen before the court; two important cases about reproductive rights and capacity, and capacity under stress in dif... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: the Supreme Court pronounces on confinement and 16/17 year olds and two important – and difficult – cases about sex.Click here to download the HWDOL reportFor all of our reports, newsletters a... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: fluctuating capacity, and two important decisions on the scope of the inherent jurisdiction at the border of the MCA 2005.Click here to download the HWDOL reportFor all of our reports, newslet... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: when to appoint welfare deputies, termination and best interests, capacity in the context of sexual relations and birth arrangements, and the interaction between the MHA and the MCA in the com... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: an update on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act; the Court of Appeal on sex and social media; life-sustaining treatment in a 'pro-life' care home; an important Strasbourg case on deprivation ... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: an update on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill; reproductive rights and the courts; capacity to consent to sexual relations; and one option in practice.Click here to download the HWDOL repo... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: an update on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill; the DoLS backlog and the obligations on local authorities; capacity and social media (again); best interests and the 'institutional echo;' an... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: an update on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill; capacity and social media; the limits of the inherent jurisdiction (again); and best interests at the end of life.Click here to download the ... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: a personal view on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill from Tor, damages where the MCA has gone awry and the Supreme Court on the MHA in the community.Click here to download the HWDOL report.... Read more  

In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: an update on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill; sex, risk and public anxiety; and a slew of significant decisions relating to medical treatment.Click here to download the HWDOL report. For ... Read more