Oliver Lewis
@droliverlewis.bsky.social
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Health and human rights barrister at @DoughtyStPublic.
https://linktr.ee/droliverlewis
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Lena Midnight
2 days ago
A worthwhile watch to help understand the erosion of rights going on here
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Doughty Street Chambers
1 day ago
๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ โ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐โ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ โก๏ธhttps://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/supreme-court-abolishes-acid-test-determining-deprivation-liberty-disabled-people
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Ann Memmott
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Supreme Court have basically taken away the right to challenge being 'kept prisoner', if you are a person in a care home setting. Major charities are aghast. So are families.
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Paolo Sandro
1 day ago
This is a crystal-clear analysis explaining why the UKSC decision yesterday that overturned Cheshire West is appalling (add it to the list). Thanks to
@droliverlewis.bsky.social
for this public service
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KD Smith
2 days ago
Disturbing thread. UK Supreme Court has ruled to revoke human rights of yet another marginalised group - disabled people. This video from
@droliverlewis.bsky.social
especially offers a clear explanation of the ruling and the horrific implications. Worth a watch.
bsky.app/profile/drol...
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The UK Supreme Court has abolished the โacid testโ to see if a disabled person is deprived of their liberty. Hereโs a short video explainer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bojH...
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UK Supreme Court abolishes the 'acid test'
YouTube video by Oliver Lewis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bojHxNTjDAI&t=2s
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The UK Supreme Court has abolished the โacid testโ to see if a disabled person is deprived of their liberty. Hereโs a short video explainer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bojH...
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UK Supreme Court abolishes the 'acid test'
YouTube video by Oliver Lewis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bojHxNTjDAI&t=2s
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Ian Birrell
10 days ago
So many broken promises and missed targets - so 15 years after the โwatershedโ of Winterbourne View, autistic people & citizens with learning disabilities still suffer state-sanctioned abuse. My
@theipaper.com
column on a scandal dragging on in plain sight
inews.co.uk/opinion/auti...
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Autistic people are enduring state-sanctioned torture in the UK. Yet we do nothing
Beneath the surface of each scandal is the medically and morally indefensible system
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/autistic-people-enduring-state-sanctioned-torture-uk-4432455
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Roll up, roll up! ๐ 30% off my book until 24 May!
www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/coercive-...
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๐ In her book review, Emma Sutton KC (Chair of the Court of Protection Bar Association) says my book "is an authoritative text providing a serious contribution to a developing area of law". It "both reflects and advances an important shift in contemporary legal thought." ๐
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My book 'Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults' was launched last week ๐ฅณ Thanks to King LJ, Emma Sutton KC, Akua Agyepong and Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) for speaking on the panel chaired by Mary-Rachel McCabe
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๐ Excited to share my book 'Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults' ๐ Law & procedure in the Court of Protection & under the inherent jurisdiction ๐ Trauma and domestic abuse ๐ How to represent a local authority / a perpetrator / a victim/survivor
www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/coercive-...
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Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults
"The publication of this book is most welcome. Dr Oliver Lewis' expertise in medical ethics and human rights law add a depth and breadth to its content whiโฆ
https://www.bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/coercive-control-and-vulnerable-adults-9781526535917/
about 1 month ago
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Alex Ruck Keene
about 2 months ago
Book review: Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults: Law and Practice under the Court of Protection and the Inherent Jurisdiction of the Highย Court Book Review: Oliver Lewis,ย Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults: Law and Practice under the Court of Protection and the Inherent Jurisdiction of theโฆ
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Book review: Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults: Law and Practice under the Court of Protection and the Inherent Jurisdiction of the Highย Court
Book Review: Oliver Lewis,ย Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults: Law and Practice under the Court of Protection and the Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Courtย (Bloomsbury, 2026, 242 pp, hardback / ebook, ยฃ48.60) If I have done one useful thing in the past few years, it was to have a conversation with the barrister (and CRPD specialist) Dr Oliver Lewis…
https://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/book-review-coercive-control-and-vulnerable-adults-law-and-practice-under-the-court-of-protection-and-the-inherent-jurisdiction-of-the-high-court/
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My book "Coercive control and vulnerable adults: Law and Practice in the Court of Protection and under the Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court" comes out next week, but I've already received some copies. Order here:
bloomsburyprofessional.com/uk/coercive-...
and DM me for a discount code ๐
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about 2 months ago
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Today I returned from the The International Coercive Control Conference in New York, where professionals from around the world came together to examine how systems respond to coercive and controlling behaviour.
about 2 months ago
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As someone with Hungarian heritage who lived in Budapest for 14 years, is married to a Hungarian and has many Hungarian relatives and friends, Iโm delighted that Tisza is in powerand @magyarpeterMP is PM. Hereโs to a new beginning. Gratulรกrok, magyarok! ๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๏ธ ๐ฅ
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A significant legal milestone in Scotland. A jury has found a perpetrator of domestic abuse including
#coercivecontrol
, guilty of 'culpable homicide' of his partner Kimberly Milne, who died by suicide.
news.sky.com/story/lee-mi...
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https://news.sky.com/story/lee-milne-sentencing-live-domestic-abuser-faces-jail-after-wife-took-own-life-in-first-case-of-its-kind-in-scotland-13529914
about 2 months ago
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Oliver Lewis
Doughty Street Chambers
4 months ago
On 2 February 2026, an inquest jury in Horsham found that multiple failings in mental health care contributed to the death of 16-year-old Ellame Ford-Dunn on 20 March 2022. Read more:
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/risk-te...
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Oliver Lewis
Doughty Street Chambers
7 months ago
UK Supreme Court hears disability rights case - the judgment, expected to be handed down next year, has UK-wide implications for people with learning disabilities, brain injury or dementia, mental health problems, and autistic people.
@droliverlewis.bsky.social
was instructed by Irwin Mitchell.
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UK Supreme Court hears disability rights case
It is permissible under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) for the law to say that a person who lacks capacity to consent to their care arrangements can nevertheless give valid consent
https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/uk-supreme-court-hears-disability-rights-case
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I'm doing a remote talk with the lovely people at Thalamos at 12:30pm today Monday (22 Sept) to support NHS leaders to prepare for when the Mental Health Bill becomes law. Sign up here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a6127d...
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9 months ago
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Baby Z sadly died last week after life-sustaining treatment was withdrawn. Asma Nizami and I represented the babyโs lovely parents before Theis J in the Family Division, instructed by Irwin Mitchell
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
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Oliver Lewis
Doughty Street Chambers
10 months ago
๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ -
@droliverlewis.bsky.social
represented the family on a direct access and pro bono basis, spending over 150 hours on the case since March 2025.
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Court of Protection removes barriers for anorexic woman to receive life-saving treatment
London, 31 July 2025.
https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/court-protection-removes-barriers-anorexic-woman-receive-life-saving-treatment
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Oliver Lewis
Doughty Street Chambers
about 1 year ago
Today, 19 May 2025, the UK Parliamentโs Joint Committee on Human Rights published its report on the Mental Health Bill. Our Ulele Burnham gave oral evidence to the committee and Oliver Lewis (
@droliverlewis.bsky.social
) provided evidence in written submissions.
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Mental Health Bill โ the Joint Committee on Human Rights speaks
Today, 19 May 2025, the UK Parliamentโs Joint Committee on Human Rights published its report on the Ment
https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/mental-health-bill-joint-committee-human-rights-speaks
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Lovely write-up by
@jordan-briggs.bsky.social
of our recent event on autism and learning disability in the
#MHBill
. With
@rightfullives.bsky.social
@aquinnunbroken.bsky.social
@lisaperry.bsky.social
@doughtystreet.bsky.social
insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102k68x...
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A Deep Dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024 โ Autism and Learning Disability (via Passle)
On 4 March 2025, Dr Oliver Lewis held the third seminar in Doughty Street Chambersโ series about the Mental Health Bill 2024 (โthe Billโ),ย as amended. H...
https://insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102k68x/a-deep-dive-into-the-mental-health-bill-2024-autism-and-learning-disability
about 1 year ago
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โIt is far too early to let this 25-year-old woman die when medical treatment is available that could prevent her death.โ Iโm representing the extraordinary family of an anorexic & autistic woman who now weighs 19kg.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...
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NHS refuses to force-feed anorexic woman at โimminentโ risk of death
Family of 25-year-old โfinds it strange that NHS has chance to save her life but is refusing to take itโ, court told
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/20/nhs-refuses-to-force-feed-anorexic-woman-at-imminent-risk-o/
about 1 year ago
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Iโm in Geneva today, and presented on behalf of
@inclusionintl.bsky.social
at the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilitiesโ day of discussion on the right to political participation.
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/oliver-...
@doughtystreet.bsky.social
about 1 year ago
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Hereโs the video recording of our webinar last week on autism, learning disability and the
#MentalHealthBill
. Thanks to all who spoke and watched!
youtu.be/oM53rBKkLEM
@rightfullives.bsky.social
@learningdisability.bsky.social
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A deep dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024 - Autism and learning disability
YouTube video by Doughty Street Chambers
https://youtu.be/oM53rBKkLEM
about 1 year ago
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Lydia Wilkins
about 1 year ago
A wonderful evening hosted by
@doughtystreet.bsky.social
on the impact of the forthcoming Mental Health Bill. What happens with the removal of learning disability & autism when thereโs no community provision?
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๐With
@rightfullives.bsky.social
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#MHBill
๐ข Fab speakers, all have experience of MHA detention ๐ Tues 4 March at 6pm ๐At
@doughtystreet.bsky.social
and on Zoom Register here
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/deep-d...
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A deep dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024
A deep dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024Detention and treatmentThursday 27th February 2025 | 18:00 - 19:30Location: Online via ZoomIn the second webinar of this series Sophy Miles and Elizabeth Cl...
https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/deep-dive-mental-health-bill-2024
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Oliver Lewis
UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has published my written evidence on the Mental Health Bill. l suggested amendments that would advance the rights of persons with learning disabilities and/or autism
#MHBill
https://buff.ly/4hHhfBL
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UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has published my written evidence on the Mental Health Bill. l suggested amendments that would advance the rights of persons with learning disabilities and/or autism
#MHBill
https://buff.ly/4hHhfBL
over 1 year ago
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ICARS - International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion
over 1 year ago
Private schools receiving millions of pounds of taxpayer cash to educate children with special needs have used excessive restraint on pupils and failed to manage their behaviour, leaving them โat risk of harmโ, The i Paper can reveal.
#RestraintForRevenue
inews.co.uk/news/educati...
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Children โat risk of harmโ in SEND schools charging taxpayer fees of up to ยฃ116k
Chaotic behaviour, pupil distress and injured staff found by Ofsted in private SEND schools run by Witherslack, as parents consider legal action over use of restraint
https://inews.co.uk/news/education/children-at-risk-harm-send-schools-charging-taxpayer-116k-3533554
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AP is a lovely young man with learning disabilities and autism. He experienced significant harm while being detained in a "s.136 suite" in a mental health hospital for a whopping 340 days. A Human Rights Act claim has resulted in a settlement. 1/4
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/justice...
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Justice for AP: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust pays damages following detention and seclusion of man with learning disabilities and autism for 340 days
The High Court has approved the settlement of a civil claim brought by Bindmans client โAPโ, by which Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust will pay significant damages for the detention and treatment
https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/justice-ap-oxford-health-nhs-foundation-trust-pays-damages-following-detention-and-seclusion
over 1 year ago
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Today I went with an instructing solicitor on a home visit to meet my client, a young autistic man with learning disabilities. Through his mum who interpreted his sounds, words and movements, I learned about the way he communicates, about his hobbies and talents, and his wishes and worries.
over 1 year ago
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Welcome news. From today, offenders serving a sentence of at least 12 months for controlling or coercive behaviour will be automatically managed under multi-agency public protection arrangements (Mappa)
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Coercive control to be put on par with other types of domestic abuse in England and Wales
Police and probation services will be legally required to share with one another information that suggests offenders are risk to others
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Itโs worth watching Trudeauโs excellent speech in full
youtu.be/xiaACQpFUfE
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Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
https://youtu.be/xiaACQpFUfE
over 1 year ago
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Iโm reading a lot more CBC these days, to understand the Canadian take on Trump, and now the bonkers tarrifs. The idea in this article is quite something!
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
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ANALYSIS | With its U.S. alliance under pressure, could Canada join the EU? | CBC News
Relations between Canada and the U.S. are coming under serious pressure โ and that has some commentators offering an unlikely โ though not impossible โ solution. What if Canada joined the European Uni...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-european-union-1.7446400?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
over 1 year ago
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Court of Appeal provides guidance on how an appeal court should proceed if capacity to conduct the appeal is in question
www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/oliver-...
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Oliver Lewis and Beth Grossman appear in Court of Appeal on contempt and capacity
Oliver Lewis andย Beth Grossman appeared in the C
https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/oliver-lewis-and-beth-grossman-appear-court-appeal-contempt-and-capacity
over 1 year ago
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Lovely column by dear Ol!
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over 1 year ago
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Thank you London Court of Protection Practitioners Association for hosting an interesting seminar on coercive and controlling behaviour 1/3
over 1 year ago
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Super helpful new guidance, relevant also for Court of Protection lawyers ๐ Family Justice Council Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners
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Family Justice Council Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Sir Andrew McFarlane explains more about the guidance for legal practitioners working with neurodivergent users of the Family Justice System
https://buff.ly/3PXxlel
over 1 year ago
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Today is
#HolocaustMemorialDay
. I fall silent in remembrance of the victims of prejudice and persecution.
#WeRemember
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over 1 year ago
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If you have a recommendation for a UK-based occupational therapist with expertise in learning disabilities and autism who can act as an expert in court proceedings, please DM me!
over 1 year ago
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Looking forward to speaking about coercive control, influence and capacity when dealing with vulnerable clients, at 5:30pm next Weds 29 Jan in central London, with my DSC colleague Nancy Williams & Yogi Amin of Irwin Mitchell. Info below to book a spot.
over 1 year ago
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Searching for a UK-based occupational therapist with expertise in learning disabilities and autism who can act as an expert in court proceedings. Please DM me with recommendations!
over 1 year ago
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It was a delight to speak this morning at
#CerebralPalsyEurope's
online conference on political participation of people with disabilities
cerebralpalsyeurope.org
over 1 year ago
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I've just seen that the new Chief Coroner has published a "naughty list" of organisations that have not responded to Prevention of Future Deaths reports. Several central government ministries, NHS Trusts, 3 royal colleges and NICE are all on the list.
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Non-responses to Prevention of Future Death (PFD) reports - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
This report covers PFD responses due between 1 January 2024 โ 13 December 2024
https://buff.ly/3WmVT3Y
over 1 year ago
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If you'd like a deep dive into the
#MentalHealthBill
, please join us at Doughty Street Chambers, 6pm on Tues 21 Jan, in-person or online. I'll be speaking about the potential impact on people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
https://buff.ly/4h6HMb4
over 1 year ago
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I love it when judges are creative. Yesterday I did a displacement of nearest relative hearing in the county court. The judge decided to also sit as a CoP judge, lift a stay in parallel CoP proceedings and list a combo hearing before the same judge wearing two hats. Streamlined and cost effective.
over 1 year ago
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Covid19 Bereaved Families for Justice member John Sullivan has died. He gave evidence to the inquiry about his daughter Susie who had Down's syndrome. He made a profound contribution to the inquiry and was a caring, sharp and witty man. May his memory be a blessing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5UZ...
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UK Covid19 Inquiry Module 3 Hearing PM 10 September 2024
YouTube video by UK Covid-19 Inquiry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5UZ82e-P8U
over 1 year ago
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