Sep 25, 2020 International human rights bodies, disability and Covid-19 By Oliver Lewis I have written an article in the European Human Rights Law Review on "Supranational human rights bodies and protecting the rights of...
Jun 24, 2020 Children’s right to live in the community By Oliver Lewis The Lancet has today published a set of papers on institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children. They will receive a...
Jun 07, 2020 Masks confusion By Oliver Lewis What are the implications for care homes and home care in the UK of the new WHO guidance on masks? On Friday 5 June 2020, the World...
Apr 21, 2020 The UK Government's guidance on combating coronavirus in care homes is inconsistent with WHO standards By Oliver Lewis Submission to the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into the human rights implications of the Government’s...
Apr 03, 2020 Coronavirus, contact, creativity and the CoP By Oliver Lewis On 2 April 2020, Hayden J published a judgment following a Skype hearing in the Court of Protection ("CoP") about contact with a person...
Apr 01, 2020 How does the Coronavirus Act 2020 alter the Care Act 2014? By Mary-Rachel McCabe On 31 March 2020, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020 were made by the Secretary of State for Health. These...
Mar 29, 2020 The Coronavirus Act 2020: a (very) brief overview By Mary-Rachel McCabe The Coronavirus Act 2020 was given royal assent by the Queen on 25 March 2020, and so it is now on our statute books. The 329-page...
Mar 21, 2020 Disability, coronavirus and international human rights By Oliver Lewis This is a summary of guidance from international human rights bodies in relation to the protection of the rights of people with...