Judgment of Hayden J now published: bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCOP… "in the Court's assessment, the time has come for care homes to position themselves in the vanguard of the developing opportunities [for contact] ... for many in the care home system, time is simply not on their side."

On #HumanRightsDay, stand with The British Institute of Human Rights and 110+ civil society groups to support the Human Rights Act. Great to see Legal Aid Practitioners Group, INQUEST, @article_39, Centre for Women's Justice, JUSTICE, Legal Action Group, Law Centres Network, Public Law Project & many more on this list!

Thanks to all who attended last night! If you enjoyed it then why not sign up for our next event, a #propertyandaffairs case law update on 4 March with Fay Collinson and Arevik Jackson from Kings Chambers Court of Protection Team #courtofprotection #knowledgeshare #networking

If #healthandwelfare is more your interest then save the date for our April seminar with Rebecca Stickler who is providing and update on the findings of Judging Values and Participation Project #courtofprotection #Disability #mentalcapacity @CoPPA17

Of interest to CoP practitioners - we have just published a guide to "relevant information" when assessing capacity for different types of decision - accessible for free here: 39essex.com/guidance-note-… Hope it's useful!

Lawyers can over-estimate how much families understand of the court hearings concerning their relatives. Here's one mother's account of hearings from 2020. An observer's blog of a hearing in the same case in 2021 will be published later this week. openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2021/06/07/an-…

I am often asked by family members of people living with a brain injury or learning disability whether a health and welfare deputy is needed. This article for the Brain Injury Group summarises the approach to health and welfare decision making under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Check out the latest issue of our @BoyesTurner Court of Protection & Community Care newsletter. sites-boyesturner.vuture.net/46/652/july-20… #CourtOfProtection #CommunityCare

If you or a family member are struggling to meet your daily needs following injury, you may be eligible for continuing healthcare funding which provides finance for additional support from the NHS and/or social services. Read more: majortraumagroup.co.uk/news/continuin… Boyes Turner LLP

Here are some depressing graphs for y'all... interested to get the views of BIAs and DOLS teams... Out of 240,455 DoLS applications in 2018-19, how many do you think were refused because the DoLS criteria weren't met... answers coming up

Our latest transition-themed articles look at some of the key issues to be aware of for young people and adults transitioning from children’s to adults’ social care, as well as decision making post-18. @btindividuals senexpertsolicitors.co.uk/site/news/my-c…

Great to be back at an in-person event today! Rachael Allison and I are at the Professional Deputies Forum Annual Conference in Bristol to discuss our #SEN and #communitycare offering #ForumDeputiesConf2021

#CourtOfProtection proceedings can be daunting and confusing, especially if the lawyers are using words you don't understand. To make things a little easier, in our latest article Rosie Banks explains some of the commonly used terms. boyesturnerclaims.com/news/court-pro…

Hey CoP Twitter 👋 Recommendations please for a psychiatrist or psychologist to do a capacity assessment for a young person who is austistic with a label of PDA. Gender identity and influence/coercion issues too. We need the report <10 weeks. Please DM me if you have ideas.

We've got a brilliant CoPPA_WM session planned for tomorrow at 4.30pm, with Stefan Carter, Senior Advocate of Advocacy Matters speaking about how COP practitioners can maximise P's involvement in COP proceedings. See details in the link below to sign up.

🚨🔔social alert🔔🚨 *SAVE THE DATE* Thursday 8 September, join us The Cosy Club for drinks, nibbles and networking #courtofprotection #network

Roll up, roll up, CoPPA West Mids summer social is coming up. Drop us an email or DM if you’d like to come. See you there! 🥳🤩 #courtofprotection #networking

Come work with us! This is a great opportunity to gain experience of working on cases involving mental capacity and health and social care issues. It is extremely rewarding work and we are a very friendly team, having just welcomed our newest full-time member, Poppy the puppy!

Our new website is live!🚨🚨🚨 We are extremely excited to share what we have been working on! Please take a look! #newwebsitelaunch #courtofprotection #mentalhealth #communitycare #lawfirm mjc-law.co.uk