Thanks Oliver! The 'crash pads' are a great idea. I recommend the article to anyone interested in how people with autism and/or learning disability are affected by the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Health Bill 2024! 👀📖

A Deep Dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024 – Changes to the Bill and Advance Choice documents | By @jordan-briggs.bsky.social insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102k4wx...

🏥🍽️ New CoP case: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...
 P with anorexia was at end-of-life. CoP: 1) Declared that P lacked treatment capacity and; 2) Made s16 decision for intubated refeeding under sedation in an ICU.

🏥🩺 New CoP case: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC... Hayden J criticised neuro hospital for keeping P in PDOC for nine years when P wouldn't have wanted that. Held hosp should keep such Ps' best interests under rolling review, with prompt CoP application if appropriate.

🌎💷 New CoP case: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC... Q: Did CoP have jurisdiction over the P&A (awarded in UK) of a <16yo P now habitually resident in India? A: 'Yes' as: (i) A14 of Hague Convention preserved that jurisdiction unless India modified, replaced or terminated it and; (ii) India hadn't.

🧠👩🏻‍⚖️ New CoP case: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC... OS appealed three s15 declarations made by T2 judge. Theis J allowed appeal and: 1) Held that, per s3(1), one need not have insight into one's impairment/disturbance to have capacity. 2) Provided a ten-stage 'checklist' to capacity assessors [60].

💷🏦 New CoP case: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC... CoP discharged P&A deputy (P's mother) because they breached their duties and caused P financial loss. Panel deputy appointed instead. Whilst "court will always prefer to have a family member as deputy" [16], none were available here.

🚔👨🏼‍⚖️ - New CoP contempt case(s): 1) Fact-finding: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC... Found 4x contempts: contrary to injcts, Grundy attended P’s home unsupervised 4x times. 2) Sentencing: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC... Sentenced to immediate custody; 2x 28-day terms, running concurrently.

🏥👩🏽‍⚕️ New CoP case: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC... CoP approved discontinuation of CANH to JP, who was in PODC/PVS following brain injury. Hayden J so held in light of (inter alia) family evidence, JP's likely wishes & feelings, and care plan which foretold a 'peaceful and dignified' end of life.

🧠👩🏻‍⚖️ New Court of Appeal case: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC... LM appealing against committal for contempt, having put videos of P (daughter) online against CoP injunctions. CoA made interim declaration that LM lacked litigation capacity, referred to CoP (T3) to determine capacity & adjourned appeal.

🏠💷 New CoP case: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewcop/t2/2024/… 18 y/o P subject to community DoL. CoP: 1) Stressed that, when authorising a DoL, it is not mandating restrictions amounting to a DoL (but permitting them if in BI). 2) Made costs order for wholesale breaches of directions order.