Assisted Decision-Making Conference
This one day conference aims to prepare practitioners for first contact with the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (as amended) and will include lessons from practice under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Date: Friday 28th April 2023
Registration: 09.30am
Time: 10.00am - 5.15pm
Chairs: Ms. Justice Niamh Hyland & Áine Flynn – Director of the DSS
Speakers: Alex Ruck-Keene KC (Hon), Prof. Mary Donnelly, David Leahy SC, Grainne Mellon, Emma Slattery BL, Aisling Mulligan BL, Natasha McKenna (Natasha McKenna Solicitors) & Aileen Curry (Curry and Hickey Solicitors)
| Chair | Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
| 09.30 | Registration & Tea/Coffee | ||
| 10.00 | Welcome Address | Ms. Justice Niamh Hyland | |
| Ms. Justice Hyland | 10.10 | Functional Assessment of Capacity | Alex Ruck-Keene KC (Hon) & Prof. Mary Donnelly |
| Ms. Justice Hyland | 11.00 | Will and Preferences – Putting yourself in the shoes of the Relevant Person | Prof. Mary Donnelly & Grainne Mellon |
| 11.45 | Coffee | ||
| Ms. Justice Hyland | 12.00 | Representing the Relevant Person; Encouraging and Facilitating Participation | Natasha McKenna (Natasha McKenna Solicitors) & Aileen Curry (Curry and Hickey Solicitors) |
| Ms. Justice Hyland | 12.45 | Deprivation of Liberty – What does the future hold? | David Leahy SC (paper prepared in conjunction with Ciara Dowd BL) |
| 13.30 | Lunch | ||
| Áine Flynn – Director of the DSS | 14.15 | Declarations of Capacity, and Engaging with Experts | Grainne Mellon & Alex Ruck-Keene KC (Hon) |
| Áine Flynn – Director of the DSS | 15.00 | Practice & Procedure: Drafting Applications | Emma Slattery BL & Aisling Mulligan BL |
| 15.45 | Coffee | ||
| Áine Flynn – Director of the DSS | 16.00 | Practice & Procedure: Flash Points in Practice | Panel Discussion - Alex Ruck-Keene KC (Hon), David Leahy SC, Prof. Mary Donnelly, Grainne Mellon |
| 17.00 – 17.15 | Closing Remarks | Áine Flynn – Director of the DSS | |
| 18.30 | Conference Dinner in The Rose Room @ The Clarence Hotel |
Followed by a conference dinner in the Rose Room (limited availability)
Competency Domain Addressed: Legal Knowledge, Procedure and Skills
6.5 CPD point