Jonathan Herring

@jonathanherring.bsky.social

Academic Lawyer. Eater of beetroot and rhubarb

The Government has finally published its draft Bill on conversion practices. My latest article for The Conversation explains what the Bill would do, where it departs from int’l standards, and the key questions that must be considered in pre-legislative scrutiny. theconversation.com/uk-plans-con...

UK plans conversion ‘therapy’ ban – what the draft legislation says

The draft bill would ban ‘abusive’ conversion practices.

theconversation.com

With Matt Dyson (Oxford), Rachel Tolley (Cambridge), & Paul Jarvis (Criminal Bar Association), I will host the next Assize Seminar in Criminal Law at UCL Laws on 7 Nov. Speakers include: @jonathanherring.bsky.social, Jessica Corsi, Findlay Stark. Info + (free) tickets: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

Assize Seminar – Cutting Edge Criminal Law

organised by Mark Dsouza (UCL), Matthew Dyson (Oxford, Chair), Paul Jarvis (CBA) and Rachel Clement Tolley (Cambridge)

ucl.ac.uk

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill clause 3 states: In this Act, references to a person having capacity are to be read in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005. This is a bit odd as the 2005 Act describes those who lack capacity. There is no explicit definition of who has capcacity