Background The case of UR [2021] EWCOP 10 concerned a woman who had lived in England for nearly 50 years. At the time of the hearing, UR lived in a care home in Derbyshire. She suffered from physical and psychiatric difficulties including persistent delusional disorder […]
Read moreConor Maguire wins Solicitor of the Year award
MJC Law is delighted to announce that Solicitor and Director, Conor Maguire has been awarded Solicitor of the Year at the Nottingham Law Society Awards 2020. Conor’s award is in recognition of his consistent demonstration of a passion and drive for representing all manners of […]
Read moreJohn Scruton wins Practice Manager of the Year award
MJC Law is proud to announce that Practice Manager, John Scruton has been awarded Practice Manager of the year at the Nottingham Law Society Awards 2020. The award was given to John in recognition of the fact that he has been central to the set […]
Read moreCourt of Protection: Re AA – establishing the relevant information for capacity to engage in autoerotic asphyxiation
On 15 December 2020 Mr Justice Keehan handed down the first judgment in the Court of Protection relating to a person’s capacity to engage in autoerotic asphyxiation (‘AEA’) in A Local Authority v AA [2020] EWCOP 66, setting out the relevant information that a person […]
Read moreExciting developments at MJC Law
As MJC Law celebrates its second birthday, the firm is delighted to be welcoming a new member of staff. Jacob Simmons joins the Leeds team as a paralegal from September 2020. Jacob is a recent Law graduate from London School of Economics where he developed […]
Read moreLauren Crow appointed to Law Society’s Mental Health and Disability Committee
MJC Law is delighted to announce that Director, Lauren Crow, has been appointed to the Law Society’s Mental Health and Disability Committee, from 1 September 2020. This committee: • reviews and promotes improvements in law, practice and procedure affecting disabled people, including those who have mental […]
Read moreRe D: Parents cannot consent to deprivation of liberty for 16 and 17 year olds
On 26 September 2019, the Supreme Court handed down the long awaited judgment in Re D [2019] UKSC 42 which considers the question of whether or not parents are able to consent to the deprivation of liberty of their 16 and 17 year old children […]
Read moreNew Starters: Lizzie MacMahon, Ashley Day, Tory Smith and Leah Winstanley join MJC Law
MJC Law is excited to announce the addition of four new members of staff. The growth of the practice means that MJC Law will be able to provide a greater offering to clients whilst maintaining a high level of expertise and a commitment to assisting […]
Read moreSecretary of State for Justice v MM [2018] UKSC 60
The conditionally discharged patient and consent to deprivation of liberty – the Supreme Court speaks Today has seen a hotly anticipated judgement (for some of us), handed down by the Supreme Court. In a majority judgement, the court determined that even if a patient detained […]
Read moreLauren Crow takes home national award
Lauren Crow has received the prestigious Junior Lawyer of the Year award at the Law Society Excellence Awards. At a star studded event at Grosvenor House on Park Lane in London on 17 October 2018, solicitors from the UK and further afield and other professionals […]
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