# Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 135, October 2023) **URL:** \ **Category:** MHLO updates\ **Created:** [4 October 2023 13:37 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/mental-capacity-law-newsletter-39-essex-chambers-mental-capacity-report-issue-135-october-2023/1908 "2023-10-04T13:37:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/mhlo/32/24_2.png) [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\ **Post date:** [4 October 2023 13:37 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/mental-capacity-law-newsletter-39-essex-chambers-mental-capacity-report-issue-135-october-2023/1908/1 "2023-10-04T13:37:14Z")
— "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Brain stem death before the courts and conveyancing; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: the Powers of Attorney Act 2023 gets Royal Assent, and how it will change the Mental Capacity Act 2005; (3) In the Practice and Procedure Report: revised guidance for Accredited Legal Representatives and anonymisation of clinicians in cases involving the MCA 2005; (4) In the Wider Context Report: a revised online ADRT service and a revised clinical guide for staff working with autistic people and those with a learning disability, and our Irish correspondents highlight two specific aspects of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; (5) In the Scotland Report: attorneys as executors." * * * Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/39\_Essex\_Chambers,\_%27Mental\_Capacity\_Report%27\_(issue\_135,\_October\_2023)?id=041023-1330](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/39_Essex_Chambers,_%27Mental_Capacity_Report%27_(issue_135,_October_2023)?id=041023-1330)