The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill is due to begin its journey through the House of Commons this afternoon (18 December 2018). A wrecking amendment has…
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Rosie Harding is Professor of Law and Society at the University of Birmingham.
Like many academics interested in capacity law, I have spent the last day or so working out what the newly published Government amendments for the…
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The second day of the House of Lords Committee stage on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill took place on Monday 15th October. You can read…
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The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill, which has its second reading in the House of Lords on Monday 16 July will reform the Deprivation of Liberty…
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The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL] had its first reading in the House of Lords last week. The second reading is scheduled for 16 July 2018.…
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Following on from our finding in the Everyday Decisions research that people often did not get the help they needed or wanted with making legal…
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We are delighted to announce the publication of our Everyday Decisions project reports, detailing the Research Findings from the Everyday Decisions Project. On our research findings…
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November is Will Aid Month. During November every year, a large number of solicitors offer their services to write a simple will for people who…
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On 13 July, the Law Commission published their consultation paper on reforming the law relating to Making a Will. The consultation paper can be downloaded…
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This infographic sets out the three main parties policies on social care: What might these policies mean for you? If you own the home you…
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