Sexual Relations, Equality and the Court of Protection

Hannah Taylor was joined by Ulele Burnham for this session, during which they considered some of the challenges when trying to balance the competing priorities of maximising autonomy whilst protecting vulnerable individuals in the context of sexual relations and through the prism of equality. 

Ulele Burnham is the joint leader of the Mental Health and Court of Protection Team at Doughty Street Chambers. She is ranked as a Band 1 Court of Protection expert practitioner by Chambers and Partners and has been nominated for the Legal 500 COP Junior of the Year award. She was the co-author of the “The Mental Capacity Act 2005”, Lexis Nexis 2008.