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    • To analyze whether best interests determinations under the MCA constitute a legal exercise.
    • To challenge the perception of MCA cases as law-applying or law-making.
    • To explore the implications for mental capacity jurisprudence and the role of the judiciary.

    Main Methods:

    • Critical legal analysis of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
    • Examination of case law concerning best interests determinations.
    • Theoretical discussion on the nature of legal reasoning versus administrative function.

    Main Results:

    • MCA best interests determinations are argued to be non-legal in nature.
    • These decisions function more as executive or administrative acts than legal ones.
    • The adjudication does not involve courts in law-applying or law-making roles.

    Conclusions:

    • Conceiving MCA best interests determinations as legal exercises may be inappropriate.
    • The non-legal nature of these decisions raises concerns about the quality of mental capacity jurisprudence.
    • This challenges traditional understandings of law and the judiciary's role.