Judging Values and Participation Project

Building practical tools to seek justice for persons with disabilities through a study of judicial values that influence procedures in mental capacity law

[Judging Values and Participation Project @judgingvalues]

ANNOUNCING our final project report is published! We set out our core findings and implications for practice. The report can be read here: https://t.co/yams3oubEn

[Judging Values and Participation Project @judgingvalues]

Delighted to announce that our edited volume, Capacity, Participation and Values in Comparative Legal Perspective, is now published by BUP. Thanks to our valued contributors who provide insight on mental capacity law in different legal jurisdictions!

[Judging Values and Participation Project @judgingvalues]

We are pleased to announce that another project paper by Camillia Kong is published, open access, which discusses what a P-centric ethos entails from the perspective of ethics and phenomenology. You can access it here: https://t.co/m15g41eGnH

[Mikey Dunn @ethical_mikey]

You know you’ve finally made it in mental capacity law when Alex Ruck Keene @39CapacityLaw invites you into the hallowed walls of his shed! Here, @daisytmcheung and I discuss our new book on advance directives across Asia. Available now open access. https://t.co/1j3HI335cj

[Judging Values and Participation Project @judgingvalues]

Do check out our 'shedinar' with Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) where we discuss the genesis, findings and headline points of the Judging Values project! https://t.co/THV9DY28C2

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We are pleased to announce that our empirical paper that sets out how legal professionals understand and justify the effective participation of P in the CoP is now published in Journal of Law and Society. It is available open access here: https://t.co/3MbzlmFy59

[Sir Mathew Thorpe @intfamjustice]

At the Conference these issues were presented with great clarity by Dr Camillia Kong and the challenges were perceptively explored by Sir Mark Hedley: very impressive work by all the research team.

[Sir Mathew Thorpe @intfamjustice]

The Judging Values and Participation in Mental Capacity Law Project held its concluding Conference at the British Academy on Monday. It rightly questioned what values judges bring to decision making and how they ensure the meaningful participation of the Patient.

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And ANNOUNCING our follow-on CPD video - 30 minutes of thought provoking discussion and demonstration "Making Values Matter in the Court of Protection" https://t.co/TNZDxDw4gz

[Penny Cooper @PennyCo55984999]

@judgingvalues @judgingvalues are very pleased to announce the follow-on video “Making Values Matter in the Court of Protection” Thank you to those who made it possible at - @VoiceAbility @DragonLight @ICPRtweet @BristolUni @NUSingapore and @39EssexChambers https://t.co/QEUs5uPWYQ

[Judging Values and Participation Project @judgingvalues]

And, finally, we learned from an esteemed panel of judges about how how our research findings ought to shape judicial practice in the Court of Protection moving forward.

[Judging Values and Participation Project @judgingvalues]

Thanks to everyone who attended our final conference at the @BritishAcademy_ this week. It was a fantastic event, very well attended, and we really enjoyed meeting you all. Particular thanks to all those who contributed. Do keep following for more info about further outputs!

[Judging Values and Participation Project @judgingvalues]

We learned from people with lived experience and the team at @VoiceAbility about the importance of effective participation and communication in mental capacity law practice

[Judging Values and Participation Project @judgingvalues]

@ConnorHegarty @natalielorna1 We're looking forward to seeing you there!

[OOIR @ObserveIR]

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[Judging Values and Participation Project @judgingvalues]

@GKMedLaw You're absolutely right, Gavin. Apologies to our colleagues in Wales, and their vital contributions to the project, for this careless oversight.

[Judging Values and Participation Project @judgingvalues]

We are pleased to announce that our main empirical paper is now published, open access. We show how, from the legal practitioner perspective, courtroom practice & judicial adjudication in English mental capacity law is fundamentally ‘human’ in character https://t.co/v9EizX9Dob

[Mikey Dunn @ethical_mikey]

Come hear empirical insights from the @judgingvalues project. How do solicitors, barristers and retired judges understand & enact their roles and responsibilities in mental capacity cases in the court? Open to all 22/03/22; 4.30pm SGT (8.30am UK) Register: https://t.co/y5vrPBjYbr