Barrister (@39EssexChambers) and Director of LPS Law Ltd
Manchester, England
Joined July 2012
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AGNI - the first reported Northern Irish case: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.o…
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NEW BLOG
Contesting deprivation of liberty post-AGNI: Not a marginal case but “the very exemplar of why the state is under an obligation to provide safeguards”, says HHJ Hilder
By @KitzingerCelia
openjusticecourtofprotection… via @OpenJusticeCoP
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The Telegraph reports that Sir Ranulph Fiennes has had visitors in his care home, and there is still talk of an application to the Court of Protection to question whether his wife is acting in his best interests under her lasting power of attorney for him telegraph.co.uk/gift/1808379…
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39 Essex Chambers October Mental Capacity Reports – Mental Capacity Law and Policy: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.o…
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How well do you understand the AGNI judgment? - Community Care communitycare.co.uk/content/…
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Case management and the Court of Protection - a wild idea (guest post): mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.o…
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39 Essex Chambers September 2026 Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.o…
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We have conducted a thorough investigation into the Hugging Face incident.
We are releasing a technical report and accompanying blog post that reconstruct the agents’ activity, explain why existing safeguards failed, and detail how we’re preventing recurrence.
openai.com/index/hugging-fac…
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Public likely to accept AI-made decisions in time, says top judge
legalcheek.com/2026/08/publi…
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AGNI masterclass feedback this month: 69% "awesome!", 29% "very good" (243 responses). So the masterclasses are returning after Summer on 10 Sept, 29 Sept, 7 Oct, 23 Oct, 4 Nov, 9.30am-1pm. £75 inc VAT per person; discounted £950+VAT for up to 30 staff per course: lpslaw.co.uk/lawlive/agni/
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NEW BLOG POST
Polly and AGNI: A family reflection on deprivation of liberty openjusticecourtofprotection… via @OpenJusticeCoP
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The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available, taking account, amongst others, of AGNI (deprivation of liberty), Gardner (transparency) and Bristol CC (instructing experts and, also, an updated precedent letter of instruction): courtofprotectionhandbook.co…
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RECENT BLOG - "No Warrant, No Police"
“No warrant, no police is a genuinely stupid and dangerous idea."
mentalhealthcop.com/2026/03/…
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NEW BLOG - "Tramlines, Not Guidelines"
A new Preventing Future Deaths report sees a coroner using a memorable turn of phrase to highlight a particular problem in the way policy is implemented.
mentalhealthcop.com/2026/04/…
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Book review: Coercive Control and Vulnerable Adults: Law and Practice in the Court of Protection and the Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.o…
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The next National Mental Capacity Forum Webinar will focus on applying the Mental Capacity Act in the context of homelessness and addiction. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 29 April, 2026, noon to 1pm - free but registration required. essex-university.zoom.us/web…
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Stanford just tested whether LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters’ AI legal research tools are really “hallucination-free,” as they claim.
Spoiler: not even close.
Here’s what the study found.
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'How police approaches to mental health incidents are putting people at risk' - Community Care ⬇️ communitycare.co.uk/content/…
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Court of Protection Handbook - April 2026 update: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.o…