Jul 07, 2023 Maguire, Detention, and Article 2 Inquests By Cian Murphy Maguire [2023] UKSC 20 is the most recent, and highest, authority on the engagement of Article 2 ECHR in inquests. The Supreme Court’s...
Mar 24, 2023 Dove (Part 2): Article 2 ECHR, Rabone, and Responsibility By Cian Murphy Last week the Court of Appeal gave judgment in Dove [2023] EWCA Civ 289, an appeal against the Divisional Court’s decision not to order a...
Jan 20, 2023 Podcast: Rupert Bowers KC talks to psychotherapist and author Julia Bueno about inner criticism and the law By Rupert Bowers KC Rupert Bowers KC talks to Julia Bueno, psychotherapist, author and previously a solicitor, about her book “Everyone’s a Critic” and how...
Oct 20, 2022 Looking beyond grievances towards resolution By Associate Louisa Weinstein Acas's report on the extent and impact of conflict at work is startling. It includes the fact that 9.7 million employees experienced...
Jan 04, 2022 Reducing mental health detention of people with autism and/or learning disabilities By Oliver Lewis On New Year's Day, the Sunday Times featured the story of 'A', a 24-year-old man with learning disabilities and autism who has been...
Mar 17, 2021 Mental health disposals: A practical approach By Daniella Waddoup The Court of Appeal continues to grapple with the difficult and nuanced questions that arise in the sentencing of people with mental...
Jan 13, 2021 Ripping up the Mental Health Act- The journey continues By Sophy Miles “Reforming the Mental Health Act” was presented to Parliament on 13 January 2021, and is the latest step in the process of mental health...
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...
Sep 23, 2020 We need a public inquiry into Cygnet’s 'Yew Trees' scandal By Oliver Lewis Trigger warning: descriptions of violence and abuse. Today the Care Quality Commission has published a report into abuse at Cygnet Yew...
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...
Mar 30, 2020 Emergency coronavirus powers and people lacking mental capacity By Aswini Weereratne KC Sophy Miles A number of unprecedented powers to restrict and control our behaviour and freedom of movement have been introduced by the government in...
Mar 30, 2020 Coronavirus and detention under the Mental Health Act By Sophy Miles Aswini Weereratne KC The Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020) has now been passed. However not all the provisions have yet come into force. The amendments to the...