— "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: two tributes following recent deaths of MCA champions, and best interests in the balance; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: ACC guidance from the OPG and guidance for regulated business on capacity issues; (3) In the Practice and Procedure Report: personal welfare deputies revisited and facilitating access to pro bono representation; (4) In the Mental Health Matters Report: the Mental Health Act 2025 and the Supreme Court considers illegality and insanity; (5) In the Children’s Capacity Report: looked after children and serious medical treatment and a consent confusion around DNACPR; (6) In the Wider Context Report: cannabis, criminality and capacity – a Jersey perspective; (7) In the Scotland Report: a guest post from the Minister responsible for AWI reform and the Scottish perspective on treatment refusal by children."
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/39_Essex_Chambers,_%27Mental_Capacity_Report%27_(issue_156,_February_2026)?id=050226-1155