Add to ORKGAbstract: In the England and Wales criminal justice system, consideration of a defendant's ability to stand trial is known as 'fitness to plead'. No accused person may face trial unless they are fit to plead to the charges against them. The fitness to plead criteria date back to the 19th century, and have been virtually unchanged. Developed from case law relating to sensory impairment and intellectual disability, they are now routinely utilised for severe and enduring mental illnesses, predominantly psychotic disorders. The fitness to plead criteria are no longer appropriate to meet modern understanding of complex mental disorders, and are shamefully archaic in comparison to civil capacity legislation. This paper outlines the development of...
This Note argues that the present uniform standard of competency, competence to stand trial, be abol...
The article is focused on the issue of competency to stand trial and the need for reform in the man...
This is a draft of a chapter that has been accepted for publication by Oxford University Press in th...
The ability of an individual to participate in courtroom proceedings is assessed by clinicians using...
<div><p>The ability of an individual to participate in courtroom proceedings is assessed by clinicia...
The ability of an individual to participate in courtroom proceedings is assessed by clinicians using...
The ability of an individual to participate in courtroom proceedings is assessed by clinicians using...
The ability of an individual to participate in courtroom proceedings is assessed by clinicians using...
Proposals to reform fitness to plead legislation have been published by the Law Commission in Englan...
Discusses the scope and interpretation of the test for unfitness to plead, the stage at which a find...
In England and Wales, once a defendant has been found unfit to plead, the court must appoint an advo...
This Note argues that the present uniform standard of competency, competence to stand trial, be abol...
Whenever a person is found to be unfit to plead at the time of his or her trial, a jury must determi...
Discusses the scope and interpretation of the test for unfitness to plead, the stage at which a find...
Discusses the scope and interpretation of the test for unfitness to plead, the stage at which a find...
This Note argues that the present uniform standard of competency, competence to stand trial, be abol...
The article is focused on the issue of competency to stand trial and the need for reform in the man...
This is a draft of a chapter that has been accepted for publication by Oxford University Press in th...
The ability of an individual to participate in courtroom proceedings is assessed by clinicians using...
<div><p>The ability of an individual to participate in courtroom proceedings is assessed by clinicia...
The ability of an individual to participate in courtroom proceedings is assessed by clinicians using...
The ability of an individual to participate in courtroom proceedings is assessed by clinicians using...
The ability of an individual to participate in courtroom proceedings is assessed by clinicians using...
Proposals to reform fitness to plead legislation have been published by the Law Commission in Englan...
Discusses the scope and interpretation of the test for unfitness to plead, the stage at which a find...
In England and Wales, once a defendant has been found unfit to plead, the court must appoint an advo...
This Note argues that the present uniform standard of competency, competence to stand trial, be abol...
Whenever a person is found to be unfit to plead at the time of his or her trial, a jury must determi...
Discusses the scope and interpretation of the test for unfitness to plead, the stage at which a find...
Discusses the scope and interpretation of the test for unfitness to plead, the stage at which a find...
This Note argues that the present uniform standard of competency, competence to stand trial, be abol...
The article is focused on the issue of competency to stand trial and the need for reform in the man...
This is a draft of a chapter that has been accepted for publication by Oxford University Press in th...