The National Advocacy Conference, organised by the indefatigable Kate Mercer, will be held at the NEC in Birmingham on 19… Read more
Month: May 2017
PhD Scholarship opportunity
The Institute of Mental Health at the University of Nottingham is inviting applications for a PhD scholarship to explore one… Read more
Mental Health Lawyers Association Annual CoP Conference
4th ANNUAL COURT OF PROTECTION CONFERENCE ONE-DAY CONFERENCE, London 30 June 2017 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Sir James Munby, President of the… Read more
Exciting research opportunity – contested capacity assessment
The Wellcome Trust-funded research programme Mental Health and Justice of which I am a part are looking for a Clinical… Read more
Access to Justice for Vulnerable People – conference
The (marvellous) Advocate’s Gateway will hold its Second International Conference on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd June 2017 at the… Read more
Human Rights and Mental Health event 22 May
The Human Rights Lawyers Association Young Lawyer’s Committee is holding a free event on Mental Health and Human Rights at… Read more
Call for papers: European Understandings of Advance Decision-making: an Interdisciplinary Conference
I reproduce here a call for abstracts from Samantha Halliday at the University of Leeds for what looks like a… Read more
May Mental Capacity Reports now available
The 39 Essex Chambers May Mental Capacity Reports are now available. Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare… Read more
Book Review: “Mental Health Law” (6th edition)
Mental Health Law (6th edition) (Brenda Hale (Baroness Hale of Richmond) with Penelope Gorman, Rachel Barrett and Jessica Jones, Sweet… Read more
Book Review: “Community Care and the Law” (6th edition)
Community Care Law (6th edition) (Luke Clements, with Karen Ashton, Simon Garlick, Carolyn Goodall, Jean Gould, Edward Mitchell and Alison… Read more