The Mental Welfare Commission is looking for three new members to join its Board. One vacancy is for a person with lived experience of mental health issues; one is for someone with substantial management experience in either mental health service management, health and social care integration, or strategic commissioning of health and social services; and […]
Monthly archives for November, 2016
Book Review: “Medical Treatment...
Medical Treatment: Decisions and the Law (Edited by Christopher Johnston QC, Bloomsbury, 2016, paperback and ebook, £110) The third edition of this textbook has just come out. Edited by Christopher Johnston QC along with others at Serjeants’ Inn Chambers, it can rightly claim to be the authoritative practitioner text for medical treatment cases. The book […]
DOLS and public protection (and some ...
With thanks to Richard Charlton for providing me with the transcript of the judgment in this case, the decision in P v A Local Authority (unreported, 21 December 2015), highlights the tensions inherent in depriving someone of their liberty in reliance upon Schedule A1 where the primary reason is not to safeguard them against harm […]
Agency healthcare and welfare lawyer ...
The Official Solicitor’s office is looking to recruit an agency lawyer for three or so months into their healthcare and welfare team, starting immediately. The vacancy is being handled by Ramn Gosal, Senior Sourcing Consultant, Contingent Labour ONE. Tel: 0845 608 5311. Email: Ramndeep.Gosal@capita.co.uk. Lot number: 18883.
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research posi...
As part of a team (Dr Gareth Owen (psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience), Dr Tania Gergel (mental health ethics), Dr Larry Rifkin (psychiatry, South London & Maudsley), and me (law) aiming to develop a tailored model of self-binding advance directives in Bipolar Affective Disorder within a real-life clinical service and to develop guidance […]
November Mental Capacity Law Newslett...
The November 2016 Newsletters are now out. Highlights this month include: 1.In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Newsletter: the new COPDOL 10 form comes into force on 1 December, an MN-style case management decision, Baker J on life and death and Strasbourg’s latest on deprivation of liberty; 2.In the Property and Affairs Newsletter: […]
Deaths under DOLS – mandatory i...
The Government last night (16 November) accepted an amendment to the Policing and Crime Bill moved by Baroness Finlay to remove deaths under Schedule A1 authorisations (and where the person is subject to a relevant order of the Court of Protection) from the definition of “state detention” for purposes of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. Assuming that the Bill […]
Mental capacity law research opportun...
Acting as recruiter for the admirable Rosie Harding, I’m posting what looks like a really interesting opportunity for any budding mental capacity law researchers. Research Fellow, Birmingham Law School (Fixed Term, 12 months, Full Time)Closing Date: 7 December 2016. Birmingham Law School is seeking to appoint a one-year fixed term Research Fellow in mental capacity […]
New guidance issued on facilitating p...
Charles J has recently issued guidance on facilitating participation of ‘P’ and vulnerable persons. It is intended to allow sharing of good practice in the creative development of ways in which P can in fact be put at the heart of proceedings, and draws upon the important work done by the Advocates Gateway and also Nicola […]
What is supported decision-making? Ne...
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland has published a new (and in my view excellent) good practice guide on supported decision-making. The guide was produced for the Commission by Jill Stavert, Professor of Law at Napier University (and one of the contributors to the Scotland section of the Mental Capacity Law Newsletter) and sets out why supported decision-making is […]
