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The brain is one of the largest and most complex organs in the human body. It is made up of approximately 100 billion nerves that communicate in trillions of connections called synapses. However, the...

As we begin the first chapter of 2021, I would like to wish our readers a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! During 2020, we faced immense economic and social challenges, but the new year brings...

As the global pandemic continues to cause a lengthy economic downturn in the UK, it has become increasingly apparent that low-income households and those claiming welfare benefits are being hit hardes...

We are in the midst of an unprecedented modern-day crisis which is impacting each of us greatly, but which poses the biggest threat to the most vulnerable individuals in our society. The scale of t...

Most people associate the importance of having a Will with death.  However, it is easily forgotten that the loss of mental capacity could also diminish our ability to make a Will. This is known as lo...

Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deputies appointed by the Court of Protection have a duty to involve P, as far as possible, in the decisions being made on their behalf, or otherwise act in P’s b...

Our Court of Protection, established only eleven years ago on 1 October 2007, hears cases governed by the Mental Capacity Act 2005. When compared with our other courts, the Court of Protection is stil...