Researching mental capacity disputes: The role of mediation in improving participation in the Court of Protection By Jaime Lindsey (University of Essex) It is important that people are involved in decisions which directly affect their lives. Research has shown many benefits of participation in decision-making processes ranging from improving the quality of the … Continue reading
Poverty & Inequality in the UK: Proud to be British? By Andrew Fagan (University of Essex) This post was originally published on the University of Essex Human Rights Centre Blog on 27 June 2019 and can be found here. It is re-posted with the permission of Andrew Fagan, to whom UKAJI is grateful. … Continue reading
Producing the next UK White Paper on Welfare Benefits: the Commission on Social Security, led by Experts by Experience By Rosa Morris (Independent Researcher), Michael Orton (University of Warwick), and and Kate Summers (London School of Economics). Kate Summers (L) and Michael Orton (R) pictured. This blog introduces a new project … Continue reading
ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE: ORWELL, CRICK AND THE POLITICAL QUARTERLY By Nick O’Brien Everyone at UKAJI would like to congratulate Nick O’Brien on his well-deserved receipt of the Bernard Crick Prize for the Best Piece in Political Quarterly of 2018. His article entitled ‘Administrative Justice in the Wake of I, Daniel Blake’ can be found … Continue reading
By Charlotte May This month a new report by Charlotte May was launched to address the question ‘Where are we in the UK in Court of Protection mediation?’ CoP Mediation The key and fundamental difference in mediation in the CoP relates to a person’s capacity. In these cases mediation works towards a negotiated … Continue reading