17 Dec, 2018 CTOs: No implied power to detain By Sophy Miles Hot on the heels of the judgment in MM v Secretary of State, (see this post) the Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in PJ’s appeal...
11 Dec, 2018 A new exhibition depicting the daily life of the Greenham Women, including our own Rebecca Trowler QC, reminds us of the importance and power of peaceful protest By Doughty Street Chambers A new exhibition of photographs by award winning photographer Wendy Carrig (@wendycarrig) opened yesterday at the Greenham Common Control...
06 Dec, 2018 How has the Wessely Review grappled with the CRPD? By Oliver Lewis A couple of weeks ago we held a seminar on how the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (“CRPD”) could be argued in...
06 Dec, 2018 Ripping Up the Mental Health Act? By Sophy Miles The final report of the Independent Mental Health Act Review (“Modernising the Mental Health Act: Increasing choice, reducing...
28 Nov, 2018 Deprivation of Liberty and Consent- the Supreme Court decides By Sophy Miles The Supreme Court has handed down judgment in the case of MM. This was an appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision in the Secretary...
27 Nov, 2018 What does the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement mean for the European Arrest Warrant? Read the small print... By Peter Caldwell Whether you consider it is the duty of our fellow citizens to read the 599 pages of the Withdrawal Agreement before expressing an opinion...
08 Nov, 2018 The Asia Bibi case reflects Pakistan's ugliest face By Doughty Street Chambers Colleague Zimran Samuel writes for The Times newspaper today on the case of Asia Bibi, and whether it represents any true progress for...
06 Nov, 2018 High Court to scrutinise restrictions on areas where P has capacity By Sophy Miles Mr Justice Hayden has handed down a judgment concerning LC, a young woman with autism and significant learning disabilities. During the...
10 Sep, 2018 CJEU to hear how the ‘right to be forgotten’ threatens freedom of expression & human rights activism in developing nations By Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC On Tuesday 11 September 2018 the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will consider a critical question for...
05 Sep, 2018 Capacity and the Mental Health Tribunal By Sophy Miles In VS v St Andrews Healthcare [2018] UKUT 250 (AAC) Upper Tribunal Judge Jacobs has provided clarity as to the information a patient who...
15 Aug, 2018 Sophy Miles and Ulele Burnham discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Re Y By Doughty Street Chambers What now for the Mental Capacity Act? In this short video, Sophy Miles and Ulele Burnham from the Community Care & Health team at...
06 Aug, 2018 The Vigilante, The Chat Room and Entrapment By Paul Mason Last week, the Court of Appeal held that reliance on the evidence gathered by an internet vigilante group did not amount to an abuse of...