— "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: holding the risk in medical treatment cases; capacity to marry under the spotlight; and mental health conditions, cancer investigation and capacity; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: the general costs rule in property and affairs cases under pressure, and a guest post on appointeeship; (3) In the Practice and Procedure Report: fact-finding in the Court of Protection and recommendations about mediation in medical treatment disputes; (4) In the Mental Health Matters Report: progress of the Mental Health Bill, community mental health services under pressure and a new website with Nearest Relative resources; (5) In the Children’s Capacity Report: brain stem death testing and procedural fairness, and children in complex situations at risk of deprivation of liberty; (6) In the Wider Context Report: suicide prevention and assisted dying / assisted suicide; (7) In the Scotland Report: questionable guardianship."
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/39_Essex_Chambers,_%27Mental_Capacity_Report%27_(issue_156,_December_2025)?id=090326-1248