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 […]
Read moreFemale majority in the Supreme Court – Re D
In what will be an important and ground-breaking decision, the case of Re D was the subject of an appeal before the Supreme Court last week. The case concerned D who is a 19-year-old male diagnosed with ADHD, Asperger’s and a learning disability. However, the […]
Read moreMJC Law goes live
Conor Maguire, Kate Jackson and Lauren Crow have established MJC Law. MJC Law provides expert services in representing patients detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act, advice about community care provision and representation before the Court of Protection in personal welfare matters. Conor Maguire, […]
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