Mental Health Tribunal Handbook: Sarah Johnston, Sophy Miles and Dr Claire Royston (Legal Action Group, 2015: £48) This new work from LAG aims to enable … Read More ›
Month: July 2015
It is appropriate to highlight a Kiwi case in what is likely to be one of my last posts before I disappear to New Zealand … Read More ›
In Secretary of State for Justice v KC and C Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2015] UKUT 0376 (AAC), Charles J has clarified that it … Read More ›
For a deeply depressing read on a (in London wet) Tuesday evening, you could do worse than read the report just published into the series … Read More ›
The Scottish Mental Welfare Commission has today (10 July) published very interesting ‘Advice Notes’ on deprivation of liberty [full disclosure, written by one of the … Read More ›
The wait is finally over, and the Law Commission’s consultation is now open. We will have an article by Tim Spencer-Lane (the lead lawyer at … Read More ›
With thanks to Robert Sherman for bringing this to my attention, there is a very interesting conference being held on 17 July at the University … Read More ›
The discussion paper that I wrote some time ago on this thorny topic with my colleague Catherine Dobson has now been updated, and can be … Read More ›
The Law Society has today published guidance for solicitors to help them meet the needs of vulnerable clients. This includes clients with a range of … Read More ›
I gave evidence with Caroline Bielanska, Phil Fennell, Julian Hughes, Wayne Martin and George Szmukler to the Ad Hoc Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly … Read More ›