Neil Allen

Barrister (@39EssexChambers) and Director of LPS Law Ltd

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

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: https://t.co/SnZyXUUF9o

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

The first DoLS case applying AGNI: https://t.co/nImhgfK7hu

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

This week in mental health & capacity law: Re PK & MK holds the Care Act and MCA gave adequate Article 8 protection after AGNI, with no need for continuing court review, though other cases may differ. Also a finely balanced mastectomy best interests decision. https://t.co/UyUwTvSQiK

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

Three bits of news from the past week: a 16-year-old on 3:1 staffing behind locked doors found not deprived of liberty after AGNI; LPAs invalid because of who signed as certificate provider; and the October Mental Capacity Report: https://t.co/jpxXigwnf8

[Alex Ruck Keene @Capacitylaw]

39 Essex Chambers October Mental Capacity Reports – Mental Capacity Law and Policy: https://t.co/u8lsm8NZqy

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

Incredible …

https://t.co/ehrxBMm9vz

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

Two from this week: the Court of Appeal says if capacity is in doubt, assess it before the Care Act assessment is done - but capacity to make which decision? And in Derby, 2:1 support and locked doors weren't a deprivation of liberty. https://t.co/jpxXigwnf8

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

Three from this week: HHJ Hilder says managing direct payments needs its own deputyship authority (retrospective if you already do it); the assisted dying Bill falls 270-286; and no part of s.117 accommodation can be charged to the patient. The details: https://t.co/jpxXigwnf8

[Community Care @CommunityCare]

How well do you understand the AGNI judgment? - Community Care https://t.co/HT4keyGNS5

[Alex Ruck Keene @Capacitylaw]

Case management and the Court of Protection - a wild idea (guest post): https://t.co/GulzJFKgaI

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

Re AR, the fullest run at AGNI yet: a man under constant supervision and occasional restraint who is not, says the court, deprived of his liberty. Summary: https://t.co/jpxXigwnf8 My AGNI half-days run 10 & 29 Sept, 7 & 23 Oct, 4 Nov - £75, 9.30-1pm: https://t.co/ZfDM1hrLLV

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

The first proper judicial look at AGNI at Tier 2. A very thoughtful analysis with interesting ideas, although suggesting a disabled comparator at [35] will no doubt be further debated in due course.

https://t.co/onmcc5JvD7

[Alex Ruck Keene @Capacitylaw]

39 Essex Chambers September 2026 Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough: https://t.co/XMlkxwJcUb

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

Three from the past week: a judge losing patience with six years of argument over whether P was vegetative or minimally conscious; a court reading contradictory non-verbal signals as P's wishes; and £25k for eight years in the wrong placement. The details: https://t.co/jpxXigwnf8

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

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.

https://t.co/hfxlbiXXiP

[Legal Cheek @legalcheek]

Public likely to accept AI-made decisions in time, says top judge

https://t.co/TPSt8pMP7i

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

Last week we saw the CoP recognising a Scottish guardianship order at the second attempt (Argyll and Bute v RF (No 2)), and applying AGNI when P is sedated - compliance isn't consent: https://t.co/PnjpEPMXmL

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

This week we have a case on habitual residence and cross-border placements in CW v Hartlepool, an unlawful detention claim dismissed in Appiah, and the first academic paper on AGNI. For details see: https://t.co/jpxXigwnf8

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

After a long COP day, here’s the goss about the need for a soft AGNI landing, prioritising requests in NOT screening out, and the importance of raising potential unlawful deprivations of liberty.

https://t.co/3HTft486l1

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

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: https://t.co/SnZyXUUF9o

[Neil Allen @NeilAllen39]

Fresh this week in mental health & capacity law: a rare s.21A capacity win - and AGNI's retrospective effect on damages; the CoP on Hinduja case papers after P's death; a stark LGSCO warning on outsourced safeguarding. The details: https://t.co/PnjpEPMXmL