Source: http://mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/January_2016_update
Timestamp: 2020-08-11 12:40:56
Document Index: 726500030

Matched Legal Cases: ['UKSC ', 'EWCA ', 'EWCA ', 'art 1', 'EWCA ', 'UKSC ', 'EWCA ', 'EWCA ', 'UKSC ']

January 2016 update - Mental Health Law Online
Conditional discharge/DOLS case. MM v WL Clinic [2016] UKUT 37 (AAC), [2016] MHLO 3 — Charles J refused permission to appeal his earlier decision (the main point of which was that, for the purposes of Article 5, a restricted patient with the capacity to do so can give a valid and effective consent to conditions of a conditional discharge that when implemented will, on an objective assessment, create a deprivation of liberty). The Secretary of State can seek permission from the Court of Appeal [and subsequently did].§
Upper Tribunal case. WH v Partnerships in Care [2015] UKUT 695 (AAC), [2015] MHLO 132 — The tribunal, having decided that the appropriate treatment test in s72(1)(b)(iia) was met, refused to discharge a patient who had a diagnosis of dissocial personality disorder. (1) The Upper Tribunal allowed the appeal on the following grounds: (a) The appropriate treatment test relates only to the treatment that a patient is receiving at the detaining hospital, so the tribunal erred in law by considering the test met because treatment was available elsewhere. (b) The tribunal also erred in law by providing inadequate reasons: (i) the reasons were not set out by reference to the relevant criteria; (ii) the tribunal failed to address any of the solicitor's submissions about appropriate treatment; (iii) it was unclear what evidence was accepted or rejected, and why; (iv) the tribunal made findings which were wholly unsupported by the evidence. (2) The Upper Tribunal also stated that: (a) The tribunal is required to evaluate the evidence and reach its own conclusions, so was not obliged to accept the RC's opinion that no appropriate treatment was available; (b) Looking at the evidence as a whole, it was not necessarily the case that there was no evidence of appropriate treatment being provided to the patient; (c) It would be desirable for the MHRT for Wales to adopt the English Practice Direction on Reports, as the Welsh Rules provided little useful guidance, and full reports would have assisted in this difficult case; (d) The patient was currently detained in England so the Welsh tribunal was invited to transfer the case to England.§
Anonymity case. R (C) v SSJ [2016] UKSC 2, [2016] MHLO 2 — (1) There is no presumption of anonymity in proceedings which are about the compulsory powers of detention, care and treatment under the 1983 Act: in each case the judge must decide whether or not anonymity is necessary in the interests of the patient. (2) On the facts, an anonymity order was necessary in the interests of this particular patient. Extracts from judgment: "The first issue before us is whether there should be a presumption of anonymity in civil proceedings, or certain kinds of civil proceedings, in the High Court relating to a patient detained in a psychiatric hospital, or otherwise subject to compulsory powers, under the Mental Health Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”). The second issue is whether there should be an anonymity order on the facts of this particular case. ... The question in all these cases is that set out in CPR 39.2(4): is anonymity necessary in the interests of the patient? It would be wrong to have a presumption that an order should be made in every case. There is a balance to be struck. The public has a right to know, not only what is going on in our courts, but also who the principal actors are. This is particularly so where notorious criminals are involved. They need to be reassured that sensible decisions are being made about them. On the other hand, the purpose of detention in hospital for treatment is to make the patient better, so that he is no longer a risk either to himself or to others. That whole therapeutic enterprise may be put in jeopardy if confidential information is disclosed in a way which enables the public to identify the patient. It may also be put in jeopardy unless patients have a reasonable expectation in advance that their identities will not be disclosed without their consent. In some cases, that disclosure may put the patient himself, and perhaps also the hospital, those treating him and the other patients there, at risk. The public’s right to know has to be balanced against the potential harm, not only to this patient, but to all the others whose treatment could be affected by the risk of exposure. ... I conclude that an anonymity order is necessary in the interests of this particular patient. His regime before he left hospital, involving escorted leave in the community, demonstrated the need for anonymity and the case is even stronger now (as foreseen in R (M) v Parole Board). Without it there is a very real risk that the progress he has made during his long years of treatment in hospital will be put in jeopardy and his re-integration in the community, which was an important purpose of his transfer to hospital, will not succeed. I would therefore allow this appeal and maintain the anonymity order in place."§
Deprivation of liberty case. Birmingham City Council v D [2016] EWCOP 8, [2016] MHLO 5 — (1) A parent cannot consent to the confinement (i.e. the objective element of Article 5 deprivation of liberty) of a child who has attained the age of 16. (2) The confinement was imputable to the state despite the accommodation being provided under s20 Children Act 1989, as the local authority had taken a central role; in any event, even if D's confinement were a purely private affair the state would have a positive obligation under Article 5(1) to protect him. (3) The judge did not resile from his previous judgment that D's parents could consent to his confinement in hospital when he was under 16.§
Browne Jacobson, 'Money no object! Deprivation of liberty for 16/17 year olds, (bottomless?) resources and (endless?) state imputability' (29/1/16). See Birmingham City Council v D [2016] EWCOP 8, [2016] MHLO 5
Sentence appeal case. R v Fletcher [2015] EWCA Crim 2007, [2015] MHLO 133 — The appellant unsuccessfully sought a restricted hospital order in place of an IPP sentence.§
Legal Aid case. R (Sisangia) v Director of Legal Aid Casework [2016] EWCA Civ 24, [2016] MHLO 4 — This was a claim for false imprisonment and assault arising out of arrest and detention by the police. Paragraph 21 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 relates to Legal Aid for civil legal services under the heading "Abuse of position or powers by public authority". Following an initial refusal of Legal Aid, this case concerned the interpretation of sub-paragraph (4): "For the purposes of this paragraph, an act or omission by a public authority does not constitute an abuse of its position or powers unless the act or omission (a) is deliberate or dishonest, and (b) results in harm to a person or property that was reasonably foreseeable." The High Court had held that (a) paragraph 21(4) was a comprehensive definition of what was entailed in a claim for abuse of position or power (rather than a statement of the minimum criteria for such a claim), and (b) for the purposes of the definition in this case it was only the arrest itself that had to be deliberate (it was not necessary to allege that the arresting officers knew that they had no power of arrest). The Court of Appeal, allowing the appeal, held that: (a) the judge, in interpreting the words so that that any deliberate act by a public authority that causes reasonably foreseeable harm to another would count as an abuse of power, had ignored what it was that was being defined ("abuse of position or power") and gave no weight at all to the meaning of that phrase: abuse of position or power is a recognised juridical concept which, like many other public law concepts, is both flexible and context-specific and should, therefore, be given meaning in paragraph 21(4); (b) something more than an intentional tort (requiring only a deliberate act, such as, here, false imprisonment) is necessary before the impugned act becomes an "abuse of power": in this case it was not merely the fact of arrest, but the arrest without lawful justification, which had to be deliberate or dishonest. The Court of Appeal noted that a general policy not to fund purely money claims is what explains the anomaly that a claimant able to bring judicial review proceedings under paragraph 19 may add a claim for damages without having to satisfy any equivalent of paragraph 21(4). (There is also no equivalent in paragraph 20, for habeas corpus, or in paragraph 22, for significant breach of Convention rights.)§
Inquest case. R (Speck) v HM Coroner for District of York [2016] EWHC 6 (Admin), [2016] MHLO 1 — "Drawing these strands together, my conclusions were as follows. First, that the duty of the coroner was limited to a duty to investigate those matters which caused, or at least arguably appeared to him to have caused or contributed to, the death. Secondly, that the claimant was unable to show even an arguable case that any body was at the material time under a duty, statutory or otherwise, to establish a health-based place of safety at a time, and in a location, such that Miss Speck could have been taken to such a facility in June 2011. Thirdly, that the claimant was therefore unable to show even an arguable case that Miss Speck's death was caused or contributed to by a breach of such a duty. Fourthly, that the coroner was therefore correct to decline to investigate issues as to the non-availability of a health-based place of safety: to have done so would have been to investigate matters which fell outside his statutory duty under section 5 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. Lastly, that even if I had been persuaded that it was within the coroner's discretion to investigate such matters, I would have found there was no basis on which it could be said that his decision not to do so was a perverse or otherwise unlawful exercise of that discretion."§
ICLR summary available for Rochdale MBC v KW Court of Appeal decision. See Rochdale MBC v KW [2015] EWCA Civ 1054, [2015] MHLO 71
Office of the Public Guardian, 'Local authority deputyship responsibilities' (Practice Note no 01/2016, 14/1/16). Summary from Government website: "The practice note explains the Office of the Public Guardian’s (OPG) guidance on local authority deputyship responsibilities, including important information for authorities considering entering into a contractual agreement with an external provider." See Office of the Public Guardian
New book. Alex Ruck Keene (ed), Assessment of Mental Capacity (4th edn, Law Society 2015. See Books#Mental Capacity Act
DOLS book. Steven Richards and Aasya Mughal, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Handbook (Books Wise Publications 2015)·. See Books#Mental Capacity Act
MHLA: Panel course - London, 14/3/16 and 15/3/16 — The Mental Health Lawyers Association are running their Panel Course on Monday 14/3/16 and Tuesday 15/3/16 in London. The MHLA is an approved provider of the two-day course which must be attended by prospective members of the Law Society’s mental health accreditation scheme. Price: £300 (MHLA members); £390 (non-members); £270 (group discount). CPD: 12 hours. See MHLA website for further details and to book online.
MHLA: Panel course - Leeds, 2/3/16 and 3/3/16. — The Mental Health Lawyers Association are running their Panel Course on Wednesday 2/3/16 and Thursday 3/3/16 in Leeds. The MHLA is an approved provider of the two-day course which must be attended by prospective members of the Law Society’s mental health accreditation scheme. Price: £300 (MHLA members); £390 (non-members); £270 (group discount). CPD: 12 hours. See MHLA website for further details and to book online.
British Psychological Society: Beyond Psychiatric Diagnosis - London, 22/6/16 — The BPS are running a free event aimed at solicitors, barristers, judges and politicians, entitled "Beyond Psychiatric Diagnosis: Legal, Scientific, Humanitarian and Practical Implications", on Wednesday 22/6/16 in London. Speakers will inlude: Prof. Peter Kinderman, Prof. Mary Boyle, Jacqui Dillon, Dr Joanna Moncrieff. For further details and booking information see the BPS website.
CLT: Court of Protection training for paralegals — CLT Paralegal have launched an online practical distance learning programme, written by Caroline Bielanska, designed to minimise risk and increase productivity for non-qualified staff working in Court of Protection. The programme focuses on marketing and practice opportunities, and includes sample forms and a case law update, to equip legal support professionals with the skills to tackle their work with confidence. The up to date course is all-inclusive – there are no additional materials to be purchased, and the course textbook provides all training and acts as an ongoing resource. The flexible training aims to increase client engagement levels and enhance support staff knowledge and competency with no interruption to business as usual. The course as standard costs £995 + VAT. Readers of Mental Health Law Online are entitled to a reduced rate of £695 + VAT. For more information, visit the CLT website or refer to the course flyer.
ESRC: Building the Care Act - Keele, 22/1/16. — This is the first of three ESRC-funded "Safeguarding Adults and Legal Literacy" (SALLY) seminars investigating the impact of the Care Act. Entitled "Building the Care Act: evidence-based policy or policy-based evidence?", it provides an opportunity to reflect on law-making contributions of researchers, civil society organisations, pressure and advocacy groups, statutory health and welfare agencies and judicial decision-makers. The seminar runs from 10am to 4pm, and is free to attend. For further details and booking information, see their website and flyer.
PELT: Deprivation of Liberty made simple - Hoylake, 7/6/16. — Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitled "Deprivation of Liberty made simple - including MHA or MCA?" on Tuesday 7/6/16 in Hoylake. Cost: £125 plus VAT. See Peter Edwards Law website for further details and booking information.
PELT: Introduction to Forensic Patients - Hoylake, 2/6/16. — Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitled "Introduction to Forensic Patients - A journey through the system" on Thursday 2/6/16 in Hoylake. Cost: £125 plus VAT. See Peter Edwards Law website for further details and booking information.
PELT: Mental Health Act Masterclass - Hoylake, 17/5/16. — Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitled "Masterclass - Mental Health Act - Legal Update" on Tuesday 17/5/16 in Hoylake. Cost: £125 plus VAT. See Peter Edwards Law website for further details and booking information.
PELT: Introduction to Care Act for those working with MHA or MCA - Hoylake, 26/4/16. — Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitled "Introduction - Care Act for those working with MHA or MCA" on Tuesday 26/4/16 in Hoylake. Cost: £125 plus VAT. See Peter Edwards Law website for further details and booking information.
PELT: Court of Protection Masterclass - Hoylake, 19/4/16. — Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitled "Masterclass - Court of Protection Legal Update" on Tuesday 19/4/16 in Hoylake. Cost: £125 plus VAT. See Peter Edwards Law website for further details and booking information.
PELT: Depriving Children and Young People of their liberty lawfully - Hoylake, 14/4/16. — Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitled "Depriving Children and Young People of their liberty lawfully" on Thursday 14/4/16 in Hoylake. Cost: £125 plus VAT. See Peter Edwards Law website for further details and booking information.
PELT: Introduction to MCA and DOLS - Hoylake, 5/4/16. — Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitled "Introduction - MCA and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards" on Tuesday 5/4/16 in Hoylake. Cost: £125 plus VAT. See Peter Edwards Law website for further details and booking information.
PELT: Introduction to the Mental Health Act - Hoylake, 29/3/16. — Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitled "Introduction to the Mental Health Act" on Tuesday 29/3/16 in Hoylake. Cost: £125 plus VAT. See Peter Edwards Law website for further details and booking information.
PELT: Introduction to using Court of Protection - Hoylake, 11/3/16. — Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitled "Introduction to using Court of Protection including s. 21A Appeals" on Friday 11/3/16 in Hoylake. Cost: £125 plus VAT. See Peter Edwards Law website for further details and booking information.
Cases. On 31/1/16 Mental Health Law Online contained 1766 categorised cases
Chronology. See January 2016 chronology for this month's changes to the website in date order.
Browne Jacobson, 'Money no object! Deprivation of liberty for 16/17 year olds, (bottomless?) resources andâ€¦ https://t.co/57m1ISk43Q
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 31, 2016
Deprivation of liberty case. Birmingham City Council v D [2016] EWCOP 8, [2016] MHLO 5: â€” (1) A parent cannotâ€¦ https://t.co/8KSlGo2xWr
Factsheet by @ECHR_Press on detention and mental health: a useful summary of the main cases - https://t.co/nz9LkKqELT
— Insp Michael Brown (@MentalHealthCop) January 31, 2016
Temporary reverse in pay cut for CQC service user advisershttps://t.co/NoWwibRKI7
— Community Care (@CommunityCare) January 30, 2016
CQC to inspect services less often as budget falls https://t.co/C6aHhqVymi
MHLA: Panel course - London, 14/3/16 and 15/3/16: â€” The Mental Health Lawyers Association are running their Panelâ€¦ https://t.co/gSEyWdNnRd
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 30, 2016
MHLA: Panel course - Leeds, 2/3/16 and 3/3/16.: â€” The Mental Health Lawyers Association are running their Panelâ€¦ https://t.co/ACs21oBVkH
Prof Luke Clements has updated his #CareAct briefing - vital info for anyone concerned with adult social care https://t.co/U86WsBQVcg
— Steve Broach (@SteveBroach) January 29, 2016
News about the #CourtofProtection transparency project https://t.co/k5yYzMxJDU
— Court of Protection (@CWCoP) January 29, 2016
How journalism works:
1 @MoJGovUK publish press release
2 @PA add something inaccurate to it
3 Newspapers reprint it https://t.co/jP5GT68MaI
— Barbara Rich (@BarbaraRich_law) January 29, 2016
Transparency Pilot Order â€“ WordÂ version https://t.co/iM5iPVfufW
— Alex Ruck Keene (@Capacitylaw) January 29, 2016
Conditional discharge/DOLS case. MM v WL Clinic [2016] UKUT 37 (AAC), [2016] MHLO 3: â€” Charles J refused permissionâ€¦ https://t.co/V8ylVPw3p4
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 28, 2016
Anonymity case. R (C) v SSJ [2016] UKSC 2, [2016] MHLO 2: â€” (1) There is no presumption of anonymity in proceedingsâ€¦ https://t.co/oRURrrmUNp
Sentence appeal case. R v Fletcher [2015] EWCA Crim 2007, [2015] MHLO 133: â€” The appellant unsuccessfully sought aâ€¦ https://t.co/5o5lvr1Wvc
Legal Aid case. R (Sisangia) v Director of Legal Aid Casework [2016] EWCA Civ 24, [2016] MHLO 4: â€” This was a claimâ€¦ https://t.co/3PaXcnp9aE
Court of Appeal ruling restricts legal aid funding for false imprisonment claims https://t.co/PMCKOjpS6Q
— HJA Civil Liberties (@HJAcivillibs) January 27, 2016
BBC News - Rise in serious incidents at English mental health trusts https://t.co/UIbqfsPyYk
— Masked AMHP (@MaskedAMHP) January 26, 2016
PELT: Deprivation of Liberty made simple - Hoylake, 7/6/16.: â€” Peter Edwards Law Training are running a courseâ€¦ https://t.co/i4cVBivp2j
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 27, 2016
PELT: Introduction to Forensic Patients - Hoylake, 2/6/16.: â€” Peter Edwards Law Training are running a courseâ€¦ https://t.co/963yhErrHy
PELT: Mental Health Act Masterclass - Hoylake, 17/5/16.: â€” Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitledâ€¦ https://t.co/1HNuJCFEQq
PELT: Introduction to Care Act for those working with MHA or MCA - Hoylake, 26/4/16.: â€” Peter Edwards Law Trainingâ€¦ https://t.co/DZiVnutlNJ
PELT: Court of Protection Masterclass - Hoylake, 19/4/16.: â€” Peter Edwards Law Training are running a courseâ€¦ https://t.co/IYK3jXhALt
PELT: Depriving Children and Young People of their liberty lawfully - Hoylake, 14/4/16.: â€” Peter Edwards Lawâ€¦ https://t.co/IOqJvFCWGF
PELT: Introduction to MCA and DOLS - Hoylake, 5/4/16.: â€” Peter Edwards Law Training are running a course entitledâ€¦ https://t.co/mSR8qTFXN8
PELT: Introduction to the Mental Health Act - Hoylake, 29/3/16.: â€” Peter Edwards Law Training are running a courseâ€¦ https://t.co/h8P9t5ZMxG
PELT: Introduction to using Court of Protection - Hoylake, 11/3/16.: â€” Peter Edwards Law Training are running aâ€¦ https://t.co/KcfuWYVAP7
"Paroled double killer wins fight to remain anonymous" https://t.co/i7xw2nKvrt via @MailOnline
"Paroled murderer wins fight to remain anonymous" https://t.co/g8D9N2ieFh
Event: Panel course â€“ London, 14-15 Mar 2016 https://t.co/OA20p3hbzM
— MHLA (@MentalHealthLA) January 25, 2016
Event: Panel course â€“ Leeds, 2-3 Mar 2016 https://t.co/kf62c3OT7a
UKSC allows Câ€™s appeal v SSJustice: No presumption of anonymity but on case by case basis-Order neces'ry in Câ€™s case https://t.co/f1aHC7rgue
— UK Supreme Court (@UKSupremeCourt) January 27, 2016
A parent cannot consent to the deprivation of liberty of their 16 or 17 year oldÂ child https://t.co/6F7zOvNHn2
— Alex Ruck Keene (@Capacitylaw) January 27, 2016
"Mental health crisis takes huge and increasing share of police time" https://t.co/XJqPlE8wdz
Court of Protection: Birmingham City Council v D [2016] EWCOP 8 (21 January 2016) https://t.co/VoUbYLIZLq
DOL/conditional discharge. MM v WL Clinic. Charles J refuses permission to appeal. Decision published today: https://t.co/7lVE2a0uvh
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 25, 2016
Many military veterans' PTSD claims 'fabricated or exaggerated' https://t.co/aWCTeH2KHo
If you want to report a concern about an attorney or deputy phone our contact centre 0300 456 0300 or email us https://t.co/f5NMqIVsmt
— OPG (@OPGGovUK) January 25, 2016
Jury finds multiple failures in the psychiatric care of 20 year old Adam Withers | INQUEST https://t.co/3KfUYKQaDG
— INQUEST (@INQUEST_ORG) January 22, 2016
Court authorises in best interests an unsuitable care placement where P has to move around his flat on his knees: https://t.co/14RaBDjhfg â€¦
— Kirsty Keywood (@jaje01) January 22, 2016
"Schizophrenic 'suffered cardiac arrest after being restrained in custody'" https://t.co/aBtg8J058Y via @MailOnline
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 23, 2016
Office of the Public Guardian, 'Local authority deputyship responsibilities' (Practice Note no 01/2016, 14/1/16).:â€¦ https://t.co/VLXqAggtfI
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 22, 2016
British Psychological Society: Beyond Psychiatric Diagnosis - London, 22/6/16: â€” The BPS are running a free eventâ€¦ https://t.co/8fwAYzIuHt
Court of Protection: PJV v The Assistant Director Adult Social Care Newcastle City Council & Anor [2016] EWCOP 7â€¦ https://t.co/yH3sJcxhSq
DOLS book. Steven Richards and Aasya Mughal, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Handbook (Books Wiseâ€¦ https://t.co/cqXkd41D7l
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 21, 2016
BBC News - York fatal ambulance crash: Mentally ill patient transport criticised https://t.co/ZQUfmgXZaY
â€˜Why the principles of Bournewood and Cheshire West must shape Dols reformâ€™ https://t.co/9UDn1UspZa
— Community Care (@CommunityCare) January 20, 2016
Service users who advise CQC face 50 per cent pay cut https://t.co/mN07v8NFGF
Prisonersâ€™ mental health services need further improvement, Ombudsman says : https://t.co/zW5iph1PN6
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 20, 2016
Public Guardian Practice Note, Local Authority Deputyship Responsilities. https://t.co/jRleBlGCTK
— APAD (@APADUK) January 20, 2016
Advanced dementia sufferers have no place in court: my response to the Law Commission proposals. https://t.co/S6Vf1xrE4c
— Joshua Rozenberg (@JoshuaRozenberg) January 19, 2016
Sally Mays death: Police called in over Hull inquest evidence | Hull Daily Mail https://t.co/eycgMKJsbi via hulldailymail
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 19, 2016
The 2016 Free Speech University Rankings is now live! Find out how open your university is here: https://t.co/r1RIw2ilZG #freespeech
— spiked (@spikedonline) January 18, 2016
Over 900 Scots were 'sectioned' without the safeguards of a social worker, new figures reveal - https://t.co/ylc6DKmQwW
— Insp Michael Brown (@MentalHealthCop) January 18, 2016
Important COP appeal decision (Re MAG) on relationship between inadequate care provision and A5/DoL https://t.co/0erCMJGKyn
— Tor Butler-Cole (@TorButlerCole) January 18, 2016
Court of Protection: North Yorkshire County Council & Anor v MAG & Anor [2016] EWCOP 5 (18 January 2016) https://t.co/TmBwJ4KOAV
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 18, 2016
Court of Protection: WBC (Local Authority) v Z & Ors [2016] EWCOP 4 (18 January 2016) https://t.co/zANcENOZJN
Inquest case. R (Speck) v HM Coroner for District of York [2016] EWHC 6 (Admin), [2016] MHLO 1: â€” "Drawing theseâ€¦ https://t.co/kWpYqxiww0
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 17, 2016
BLOG - "Scots' Law on Mental Health" https://t.co/vGEiTH2aNG
— Insp Michael Brown (@MentalHealthCop) January 17, 2016
Reports here https://t.co/tXmX3JA7ZU
Andhttps://t.co/dihSEj4Ank
— Legal Aid Handbook (@legalaidhbk) January 17, 2016
Both Telegraph and Sun reporting today that David Cameron wants legal aid residence test in by the summer due to claims against forces
Does the Mail headline "Senior judgeTHREATENS TO END experiment in open justice" seem to be a misreport itself? https://t.co/gtz3v7kt7R
— Britt Dolan (@DrBridgetDolan) January 16, 2016
Read all about it: Incompetent reports on the CoP | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/0Xyjy7aT9A
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 16, 2016
Woman died after Muslim nurse refused to help as he was praying - via @Telegraph https://t.co/6Bm331GCd5
Secure does not mean safe: high risk of suicide on discharge from secure care. New review. https://t.co/nl5BFJOZuW
— louis appleby (@ProfLAppleby) January 13, 2016
Supreme Court ruling triggers 16-fold rise in deprivation of liberty cases in Wales https://t.co/oAtiHALaSP
— Community Care (@CommunityCare) January 15, 2016
Court of Protection: KJP, Re [2016] EWCOP 6 (14 January 2016) https://t.co/kYnc8gcpeA
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 15, 2016
A day in the life of an approved mental health professional https://t.co/RoeCxSXgEL
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 14, 2016
The UN Inquiry into the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the UK https://t.co/ulO9d9qTH3
— CrimeLine CompleteÂ® (@CrimeLineLaw) January 14, 2016
We need a new test for unfitness to plead. Our recommendations for reform: https://t.co/3n7jjzT1mw
— Law Commission (@Law_Commission) January 13, 2016
An echo of legal history, P the only person still living to have been subject to lunacy jurisdiction [2016] EWCOP 3 https://t.co/n8M0VcjwPN
— Barbara Rich (@BarbaraRich_law) January 13, 2016
Van to stop mental health patients being locked up https://t.co/uPZD0lsfrP
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 13, 2016
'Pastafarian' wins right to wear colander in driving licence photo https://t.co/4G1nLGuP0S
Today the PM will announce almost Â£1bn investment to enhance mental health treatment & improve #LifeChances for all: https://t.co/5R6Co405SW
Law commission to propose changes to tests for unfitness to plead -https://t.co/Q6vztfl7gx
— hundredfamilies (@hundredfamilies) January 11, 2016
At a glance guide to the current medical standards of fitness to drive https://t.co/x0ZV2ESazl
— CrimeLine CompleteÂ® (@CrimeLineLaw) January 11, 2016
My article on the mainstream media misreporting the Court of Protection published in @SJ_weekly Solicitors Journal https://t.co/DyYOTXqwCI
— Barbara Rich (@BarbaraRich_law) January 12, 2016
We launched new LPA forms in 2015. If you've started an LPA using the old forms check to see if it will be accepted https://t.co/L64JTZVF9b
— OPG (@OPGGovUK) January 12, 2016
@rosiehardinguk: The Rise of Statutory Wills and the Limits of Best Interests Decision-Making in Inheritance https://t.co/dU5F3GZKbC #MlrNov
— Modern Law Review (@ModernLRev) November 11, 2015
Neutral citation number and parties' names added to UT case. WH v Partnerships in Care [2015] UKUT 695 (AAC),â€¦ https://t.co/fwb8rzX1cc
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 12, 2016
Court of Protection: A, Re [2016] EWCOP 3 (12 January 2016) https://t.co/6YOiQIhY50
Court of Protection: PJV v The Assistant Director Adult Social Care Newcastle City Council & Anor [2015] EWCOP 87â€¦ https://t.co/Sv0oCR9ZHo
Withdrawing social workers from NHS trust will â€˜boost Care Act complianceâ€™, claims council https://t.co/eHxojeUq4Q #socialwork
— Community Care (@CommunityCare) January 8, 2016
Court of Protection: SH, Re [2016] EWCOP 2 (08 January 2016) https://t.co/Wx9wHYJN1l
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 8, 2016
See sections 92 and 94 of the Care Act 2014 for offences relevant to the recent complaint against @Southern_NHSFT - https://t.co/jTLT2fXb1f
— Insp Michael Brown (@MentalHealthCop) January 7, 2016
Police are considering a complaint made under the Care Act 2014 against @Southern_NHSFT following NHS deaths - https://t.co/KBVMKDWKB0
December 2015 update.: A thematic summary of all updates from December 2015 is available on the December 2015â€¦ https://t.co/uYpnsZBkUF
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 7, 2016
Outrageous example of pt confidentiality concerns preventing proper investigation and learning from serious incident https://t.co/b2E0KOhUrC
— hundredfamilies (@hundredfamilies) January 7, 2016
ESRC: Building the Care Act - Keele, 22/1/16.: â€” This is the first of three ESRC-funded "Safeguarding Adults andâ€¦ https://t.co/cokx8pkp76
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 6, 2016
Mental+behavioural disorders due to alcohol caused nearly 1/5 of alcohol-related admissions in2013-14 #dryjanstats16 pic.twitter.com/H4621G1Xgg
— HSCIC (@hscic) January 6, 2016
Court of Protection: RP, Re [2016] EWCOP 1 (05 January 2016) https://t.co/DhmWGi2Has
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 5, 2016
LAA Update: Guidance: Directory of providers - Information about legal aid providers by category of law. https://t.co/MakCFutRzf
— Legal Aid Handbook (@legalaidhbk) January 4, 2016
About half of people subject to CCTO unhappy with them, research finds : https://t.co/7mcY3P1icq
— Mental Health Today (@mhtodaymag) January 4, 2016
Upper Tribunal case. Case HMW/1678/2015 [2015] MHLO 132 (UT): â€” The tribunal, having decided that the appropriateâ€¦ https://t.co/EDI3V99eSY
— Mental Health Law (@MHLonline) January 3, 2016
New book.: Alex Ruck Keene (ed), Assessment of Mental Capacity (4th edn, Law Society 2015. See Books#Mentalâ€¦ https://t.co/OVS37B864M
CLT: Court of Protection training for paralegals: â€” CLT Paralegal have launched an online practical distanceâ€¦ https://t.co/qkD0w81l5n
A new website will give people 'greater control over their death' https://t.co/h8hWRU8RXk
Lawyers for Government departments did not behave like this in the old days. They knew their duty to the court. https://t.co/dyZCbKPKPa
— Henry Brooke (@HenryBrooke1) January 2, 2016
2016. Starting as we mean to go on. https://t.co/7UivQE55uQ #JusticeforLB #Mazars
— Sara (@sarasiobhan) January 2, 2016
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