Alex Ruck Keene
@Capacitylaw
Barrister, writer and educator: mental capacity, mental health and healthcare ethics. Twitter used to share news; please email me: [email protected].
I lurk on Twitter from time to time but I only use it to share material from my website - it’s too compressed to use for comments. If you want to ask questions (and I like questions!) please email me at [email protected]
The Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2025 - changes to transparency in committal proceedings: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/the-court-of-p…
39 Essex Chambers July Mental Capacity Report now out - and walkthrough: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/39-essex-chamb…
Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the human rights of children in the social care system: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/joint-committe…
Providing position statements to observers to Court of Protection proceedings: vital guidance from Poole J: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/providing-obse…
Disordered eating and the gaps between services – the consequences for the Court of Protection: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/disordered-eat…
Habitual residence, moving jurisdictions and ‘lawful authority’: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/habitual-resid…
Capacity in the rear view mirror – how does the presumption work?mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/capacity-in-th…
200 pages down on proofs for the @LegalActionGrp Court of Protection Handbook 5th edition... Quite a few more to go (with bonus child art in the background).
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and the NHS 10 Year Plan: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/the-terminally…
Reposting this from last year as this issue keeps coming up: why thinking about capacity in the abstract is usually so unhelpful: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/capacity-to-co…
Cross border mental capacity frameworks: new joint information note from the Law Societies of Scotland and England & Wales: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/cross-border-m…
Text for @LegalActionGrp Court of Protection Handbook 5th edition off to typesetters today - onwards and upwards, and thank you to the brilliant (and expanding) team of contributors! courtofprotectionhandbook.com
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill update and updated questions: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/terminally-ill…
The importance of complying (and showing you've complied with) the procedural protections of the Mental Health Act 1983: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/the-importance…
39 Essex Chambers June 2025 Mental Capacity Report now out: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/39-essex-chamb…
Mental capacity and the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/mental-capacit…
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - what do expert bodies say? (And remember Jersey): mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/terminally-ill…
The Court of Protection and the ‘slip rule’ – a clarification of the procedures: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/the-court-of-p…
Advance decisions to refuse treatment – what (not) to do when it appears one may be in play: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/advance-decisi…
Compulsory mental health admission and treatment – the latest Strasbourg word: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/compulsory-men…