Oliver Lewis
@droliverlewis.bsky.social
Health and human rights barrister at @DoughtyStPublic. 🏳️🌈 🌱 Views my own
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UK Supreme Court hears disability rights case - the judgment, expected to be handed down next year, has UK-wide implications for people with learning disabilities, brain injury or dementia, mental health problems, and autistic people.
@droliverlewis.bsky.social was instructed by Irwin Mitchell.
@droliverlewis.bsky.social was instructed by Irwin Mitchell.
UK Supreme Court hears disability rights case
It is permissible under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) for the law to say that a person who lacks capacity to consent to their care arrangements can nevertheless give valid consent
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October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
UK Supreme Court hears disability rights case - the judgment, expected to be handed down next year, has UK-wide implications for people with learning disabilities, brain injury or dementia, mental health problems, and autistic people.
@droliverlewis.bsky.social was instructed by Irwin Mitchell.
@droliverlewis.bsky.social was instructed by Irwin Mitchell.
I'm doing a remote talk with the lovely people at Thalamos at 12:30pm today Monday (22 Sept) to support NHS leaders to prepare for when the Mental Health Bill becomes law. Sign up here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a6127d...
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September 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I'm doing a remote talk with the lovely people at Thalamos at 12:30pm today Monday (22 Sept) to support NHS leaders to prepare for when the Mental Health Bill becomes law. Sign up here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a6127d...
Baby Z sadly died last week after life-sustaining treatment was withdrawn. Asma Nizami and I represented the baby’s lovely parents before Theis J in the Family Division, instructed by Irwin Mitchell www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
August 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Baby Z sadly died last week after life-sustaining treatment was withdrawn. Asma Nizami and I represented the baby’s lovely parents before Theis J in the Family Division, instructed by Irwin Mitchell www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
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𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - @droliverlewis.bsky.social represented the family on a direct access and pro bono basis, spending over 150 hours on the case since March 2025.
Court of Protection removes barriers for anorexic woman to receive life-saving treatment
London, 31 July 2025.
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August 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - @droliverlewis.bsky.social represented the family on a direct access and pro bono basis, spending over 150 hours on the case since March 2025.
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Today, 19 May 2025, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights published its report on the Mental Health Bill. Our Ulele Burnham gave oral evidence to the committee and Oliver Lewis (@droliverlewis.bsky.social) provided evidence in written submissions.
Mental Health Bill – the Joint Committee on Human Rights speaks
Today, 19 May 2025, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights published its report on the Ment
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May 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today, 19 May 2025, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights published its report on the Mental Health Bill. Our Ulele Burnham gave oral evidence to the committee and Oliver Lewis (@droliverlewis.bsky.social) provided evidence in written submissions.
Lovely write-up by @jordan-briggs.bsky.social of our recent event on autism and learning disability in the #MHBill. With @rightfullives.bsky.social @aquinnunbroken.bsky.social
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A Deep Dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024 – Autism and Learning Disability (via Passle)
On 4 March 2025, Dr Oliver Lewis held the third seminar in Doughty Street Chambers’ series about the Mental Health Bill 2024 (‘the Bill’), as amended. H...
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March 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Lovely write-up by @jordan-briggs.bsky.social of our recent event on autism and learning disability in the #MHBill. With @rightfullives.bsky.social @aquinnunbroken.bsky.social
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“It is far too early to let this 25-year-old woman die when medical treatment is available that could prevent her death.”
I’m representing the extraordinary family of an anorexic & autistic woman who now weighs 19kg.
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I’m representing the extraordinary family of an anorexic & autistic woman who now weighs 19kg.
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NHS refuses to force-feed anorexic woman at ‘imminent’ risk of death
Family of 25-year-old ‘finds it strange that NHS has chance to save her life but is refusing to take it’, court told
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March 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“It is far too early to let this 25-year-old woman die when medical treatment is available that could prevent her death.”
I’m representing the extraordinary family of an anorexic & autistic woman who now weighs 19kg.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...
I’m representing the extraordinary family of an anorexic & autistic woman who now weighs 19kg.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...
I’m in Geneva today, and presented on behalf of @inclusionintl.bsky.social at the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ day of discussion on the right to political participation. www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/oliver-... @doughtystreet.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’m in Geneva today, and presented on behalf of @inclusionintl.bsky.social at the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ day of discussion on the right to political participation. www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/oliver-... @doughtystreet.bsky.social
Here’s the video recording of our webinar last week on autism, learning disability and the #MentalHealthBill. Thanks to all who spoke and watched! youtu.be/oM53rBKkLEM @rightfullives.bsky.social @learningdisability.bsky.social
A deep dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024 - Autism and learning disability
YouTube video by Doughty Street Chambers
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March 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Here’s the video recording of our webinar last week on autism, learning disability and the #MentalHealthBill. Thanks to all who spoke and watched! youtu.be/oM53rBKkLEM @rightfullives.bsky.social @learningdisability.bsky.social
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A wonderful evening hosted by @doughtystreet.bsky.social on the impact of the forthcoming Mental Health Bill. What happens with the removal of learning disability & autism when there’s no community provision?
March 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A wonderful evening hosted by @doughtystreet.bsky.social on the impact of the forthcoming Mental Health Bill. What happens with the removal of learning disability & autism when there’s no community provision?
😃With @rightfullives.bsky.social, I'm co-organising an event about learning disability, autism and the #MHBill
📢 Fab speakers, all have experience of MHA detention
📅 Tues 4 March at 6pm
📍At @doughtystreet.bsky.social and on Zoom
Register here www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/deep-d...
📢 Fab speakers, all have experience of MHA detention
📅 Tues 4 March at 6pm
📍At @doughtystreet.bsky.social and on Zoom
Register here www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/deep-d...
A deep dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024
A deep dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024Detention and treatmentThursday 27th February 2025 | 18:00 - 19:30Location: Online via ZoomIn the second webinar of this series Sophy Miles and Elizabeth Cl...
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February 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
😃With @rightfullives.bsky.social, I'm co-organising an event about learning disability, autism and the #MHBill
📢 Fab speakers, all have experience of MHA detention
📅 Tues 4 March at 6pm
📍At @doughtystreet.bsky.social and on Zoom
Register here www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/deep-d...
📢 Fab speakers, all have experience of MHA detention
📅 Tues 4 March at 6pm
📍At @doughtystreet.bsky.social and on Zoom
Register here www.doughtystreet.co.uk/event/deep-d...
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UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has published my written evidence on the Mental Health Bill. l suggested amendments that would advance the rights of persons with learning disabilities and/or autism #MHBill https://buff.ly/4hHhfBL
February 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has published my written evidence on the Mental Health Bill. l suggested amendments that would advance the rights of persons with learning disabilities and/or autism #MHBill https://buff.ly/4hHhfBL
UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has published my written evidence on the Mental Health Bill. l suggested amendments that would advance the rights of persons with learning disabilities and/or autism #MHBill https://buff.ly/4hHhfBL
February 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights has published my written evidence on the Mental Health Bill. l suggested amendments that would advance the rights of persons with learning disabilities and/or autism #MHBill https://buff.ly/4hHhfBL
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Private schools receiving millions of pounds of taxpayer cash to educate children with special needs have used excessive restraint on pupils and failed to manage their behaviour, leaving them “at risk of harm”, The i Paper can reveal. #RestraintForRevenue inews.co.uk/news/educati...
Children ‘at risk of harm’ in SEND schools charging taxpayer fees of up to £116k
Chaotic behaviour, pupil distress and injured staff found by Ofsted in private SEND schools run by Witherslack, as parents consider legal action over use of restraint
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February 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Private schools receiving millions of pounds of taxpayer cash to educate children with special needs have used excessive restraint on pupils and failed to manage their behaviour, leaving them “at risk of harm”, The i Paper can reveal. #RestraintForRevenue inews.co.uk/news/educati...
AP is a lovely young man with learning disabilities and autism. He experienced significant harm while being detained in a "s.136 suite" in a mental health hospital for a whopping 340 days. A Human Rights Act claim has resulted in a settlement. 1/4 www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/justice...
Justice for AP: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust pays damages following detention and seclusion of man with learning disabilities and autism for 340 days
The High Court has approved the settlement of a civil claim brought by Bindmans client ‘AP’, by which Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust will pay significant damages for the detention and treatment
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February 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
AP is a lovely young man with learning disabilities and autism. He experienced significant harm while being detained in a "s.136 suite" in a mental health hospital for a whopping 340 days. A Human Rights Act claim has resulted in a settlement. 1/4 www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/justice...
Today I went with an instructing solicitor on a home visit to meet my client, a young autistic man with learning disabilities. Through his mum who interpreted his sounds, words and movements, I learned about the way he communicates, about his hobbies and talents, and his wishes and worries.
February 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Today I went with an instructing solicitor on a home visit to meet my client, a young autistic man with learning disabilities. Through his mum who interpreted his sounds, words and movements, I learned about the way he communicates, about his hobbies and talents, and his wishes and worries.
Welcome news. From today, offenders serving a sentence of at least 12 months for controlling or coercive behaviour will be automatically managed under multi-agency public protection arrangements (Mappa)
Coercive control to be put on par with other types of domestic abuse in England and Wales
Police and probation services will be legally required to share with one another information that suggests offenders are risk to others
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February 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Welcome news. From today, offenders serving a sentence of at least 12 months for controlling or coercive behaviour will be automatically managed under multi-agency public protection arrangements (Mappa)
It’s worth watching Trudeau’s excellent speech in full youtu.be/xiaACQpFUfE
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
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February 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
It’s worth watching Trudeau’s excellent speech in full youtu.be/xiaACQpFUfE
I’m reading a lot more CBC these days, to understand the Canadian take on Trump, and now the bonkers tarrifs. The idea in this article is quite something! www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
ANALYSIS | With its U.S. alliance under pressure, could Canada join the EU? | CBC News
Relations between Canada and the U.S. are coming under serious pressure — and that has some commentators offering an unlikely — though not impossible — solution. What if Canada joined the European Uni...
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February 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I’m reading a lot more CBC these days, to understand the Canadian take on Trump, and now the bonkers tarrifs. The idea in this article is quite something! www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
Court of Appeal provides guidance on how an appeal court should proceed if capacity to conduct the appeal is in question www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/oliver-...
Oliver Lewis and Beth Grossman appear in Court of Appeal on contempt and capacity
Oliver Lewis and Beth Grossman appeared in the C
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January 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Court of Appeal provides guidance on how an appeal court should proceed if capacity to conduct the appeal is in question www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/oliver-...
Lovely column by dear Ol!
January 31, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Lovely column by dear Ol!
Thank you London Court of Protection Practitioners Association for hosting an interesting seminar on coercive and controlling behaviour 1/3
January 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Thank you London Court of Protection Practitioners Association for hosting an interesting seminar on coercive and controlling behaviour 1/3
Super helpful new guidance, relevant also for Court of Protection lawyers 👉 Family Justice Council Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners
Family Justice Council Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Sir Andrew McFarlane explains more about the guidance for legal practitioners working with neurodivergent users of the Family Justice System
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January 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Super helpful new guidance, relevant also for Court of Protection lawyers 👉 Family Justice Council Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners
Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay. I fall silent in remembrance of the victims of prejudice and persecution. #WeRemember 1/4
January 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay. I fall silent in remembrance of the victims of prejudice and persecution. #WeRemember 1/4
If you have a recommendation for a UK-based occupational therapist with expertise in learning disabilities and autism who can act as an expert in court proceedings, please DM me!
January 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
If you have a recommendation for a UK-based occupational therapist with expertise in learning disabilities and autism who can act as an expert in court proceedings, please DM me!