Shared Insights: Mental capacity, care and consent: Applying the legal framework in practice
During this Shared Insights session, we will explore the legal framework for assessing mental capacity and consent in complex cases involving disputes about care and residence.
Whether your organisation is navigating the new definition of deprivation of liberty, managing disputes about life-sustaining treatment, responding to patients who refuse care on religious grounds, or grappling with the growing complexity of self-neglect – understanding the current legal landscape has never been more important.
During this interactive session, we will share best practice when managing disputes about care and treatment. You will gain a clear, practical understanding of the legal framework for caring for individuals who may lack capacity to make decisions about their treatment or residence.
We will work through real-life case studies illustrating how these principles play out in practice – including the implications of the Supreme Court decision in Agni overturning Cheshire West – to provide practical guidance you can take back to your team and apply straight away.
Speakers
The session will be chaired by Browne Jacobson partners Rebecca Fitzpatrick and Victoria Colclough, who will provide expert legal analysis and guide discussion with our panel:
- Emma Sutton KC from Serjeants’ Inn Chambers, who appeared on behalf of the Official Solicitor in the recent landmark Supreme Court ruling (AGNI) which has reshaped deprivation of liberty law in health and social care.
- Marilyn Whittle, Legal Services Director, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
- Richard Colley, Hospital Liaison Committee for Jehovah’s Witnesses, Sheffield.
You will have the opportunity to share experiences and best practice with peers and put your questions directly to the panel.
Our in-person and online events are designed exclusively for clients and targets. As such, we reserve the right to cancel bookings. If you’d like to speak to a member of the team regarding your attendance, please contact us.
Contact
Nicola Evans
Partner
Nicola.Evans@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)330 045 2962
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