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Eating Disorders, Autonomy and Capacity | Healthcare and Serious Medical Treatment Team Launch Event
Tuesday 29th November 2022 @ 6pm
The Healthcare and Serious Medical Treatment team at Doughty Street Chambers are delighted to invite you to this in-person event. The aim of this seminar is to explore the contours of decision-making in eating disorder cases looking specifically at the complex issues of capacity and autonomy and agency that commonly arise. The seminar will be followed by a drinks reception.
Featuring:
Ulele Burnham, Doughty Street Chambers (barrister specialising in Mental Capacity Law and head of the Court of Protection and Mental Health Team)
Sophy Miles, Doughty Street Chambers (barrister specialising in Mental Capacity Law and head of the Court of Protection and Mental Health Team)
Leonie Hirst, Doughty Street Chambers (barrister specialising in Mental Capacity Law and a member of the Court of Protection and Mental Health Team)
Professor Beverley Clough, Associate Professor of Law and Social Justice at Leeds University (soon to be Chair of Law at MMU)
Dr Nikola Kern, Consultant Psychiatrist (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust)
The slides are available here.
