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Category: Book Reviews


Book Review: Mason and McCall Smith’s Law and Medical Ethics (12th edition)

Posted on 15 October 2023 Updated on 15 October 2023

Mason and McCall Smith’s Law and Medical Ethics 12th edition (Anne-Maree Farrell and Edward S. Dove, OUP, 2023, paperback, 702… Read more

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Book Review: The Future of Mental Health, Disability and Criminal Law

Posted on 14 October 2023

The Future of Mental Health, Disability and Criminal Law (edited by Kay Wilson, Yvette Maker, Piers Gooding and Jamie Walvisch,… Read more

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Book Review: Making Decisions in Compulsory Mental Health Work

Posted on 26 June 2023 Updated on 26 June 2023

Making Decisions in Compulsory Mental Health Work (edited by Jill Hemmington and Sarah Vicary, Policy Press, 2023, 203 pages, c… Read more

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Book review: Suicide and the Law

Posted on 21 April 2023 Updated on 21 April 2023

Suicide and the Law (Elizabeth Wicks, Hart, 2023, Hardback, £76.50; Paperback/eBook £61.20) This book by Elizabeth Wicks, Professor of Human… Read more

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Book Review: The Medico-Legal Development of Neurological Death in the UK

Posted on 1 April 2023 Updated on 3 April 2023

The Medico-Legal Development of Neurological Death in the UK (Kartina A Choong, Springer 2022, c£44 paperback/ebook) This crisp (75 page)… Read more

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Book Review: Advance Directives across Asia: A Comparative Socio-legal Analysis

Posted on 25 February 2023

Advance Directives across Asia: A Comparative Socio-legal Analysis (edited by Daisy Cheung and Michael Dunn, Cambridge University Press, 2022, 341… Read more

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Book Reviews: Compulsory Mental Health Interventions and the CRPD; and The Right to be Protected from Committing Suicide

Posted on 31 October 2022 Updated on 31 October 2022

Compulsory Mental Health Interventions and the CRPD (Anna Nilsson, Hart, 2021 hardback/paperback/eBook, c.£75/£33; and The Right to be Protected from… Read more

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Book review: Supporting Legal Capacity in Socio-Legal Context

Posted on 29 May 2022

Supporting Legal Capacity in Socio-Legal Context (Mary Donnelly, Rosie Harding and Ezgi Taşcıoğlu, eds., Hart, 2022, hardback/eBook, c.£76/61) The second… Read more

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Book Review: Memoirs of an Incapacity Judge: “In the right place at the right time” (Gordon Ashton; available in paperback/Kindle via Amazon, 2022)

Posted on 27 February 2022 Updated on 28 February 2022

Memoirs of an Incapacity Judge: “In the right place at the right time” (Gordon Ashton; available in paperback/Kindle via Amazon,… Read more

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Book Review: Neuropsychological Aspects of Brain Injury Litigation: A Medicolegal Handbook for Lawyers and Clinicians

Posted on 22 December 2021

Neuropsychological Aspects of Brain Injury Litigation: A Medicolegal Handbook for Lawyers and Clinicians (Phil S Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington,… Read more

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RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • Nottinghamshire County Council v JW & Anor 19 March 2026
  • Emerald Josephine Toogood v HM Senior Coroner for the Area of Somerset 17 March 2026
  • BHO, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care & Anor 10 March 2026
  • Lonan Daniel O'Herlihy v Jennifer Mary Taylor & Anor 9 March 2026
  • Shah Ali v General Medical Council 6 March 2026
  • XY, Re 6 March 2026
  • Purani Swami Dharmanandan Dasji v Daveen Mavji Bhudia & Ors 3 March 2026
  • Lesley Barnor Townsend v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust 3 March 2026
  • EB, R (on the application of) v Director of Legal Aid Casework 25 February 2026
  • Eesa Mohammed v Adam Ali & Anor 24 February 2026

RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • BA (A Child) (DOLS In Hospital), Re 20 March 2026
  • Eagle Care Services Limited v Care Quality Commission 12 March 2026
  • BHO, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care & Anor 10 March 2026
  • XY, Re 6 March 2026
  • CGT, R (on the application of) v West Sussex County Council 13 February 2026
  • R v Adam Culverwell 10 February 2026
  • MXV, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for Home Department 10 February 2026
  • DB v Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust & Anor 5 February 2026
  • R v Maria Kwiatkowska 4 February 2026
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council v The Mother & Ors 2 February 2026

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • COPUG minutes. COP User Group, 'Meeting (P and A): Minutes and action points' (21 January 2026)
  • Event. Court of Protection User Group: General meeting (online, 15 April 2026)
  • Case (Participation of patient). DB v Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust [2026] UKUT 28 (AAC)
  • Case (JR of legal aid refusal). R (EB) v Director of Legal Aid Casework [2026] EWHC 402 (Admin)
  • Case (Nurse sex offender). R v Andrew Culverwell [2026] EWCA Crim 203
  • Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 156, December 2025)
  • Changes to hearing type. Mental Health Tribunal, 'Late applications to change type of hearing (video/face-to-face)' (23 February 2026)
  • Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 158, March 2026)
  • Law Society MHT practice note. Law Society, 'Practice note: Representation before mental health tribunals' (7 October 2025)
  • Tribunal book. Edward Jacobs, Tribunal Practice and Procedure (6th edn, LAG 2024)

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