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Tag: Book review


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: Mental Health, Legal Capacity and Human Rights (Michael Ashley Stein, Faraaz Mahomed, Vikram Patel and Charlene Sunkel, eds, Cambridge, 2021)

Posted on 21 September 2021 Updated on 21 September 2021

Mental Health, Legal Capacity and Human Rights (Michael Ashley Stein, Faraaz Mahomed, Vikram Patel and Charlene Sunkel, eds, Cambridge, 2021,… Read more

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Book Review: Medical Treatment of Children and the Law (Jo Bridgeman, Routledge, 2021)

Posted on 29 May 2021 Updated on 29 May 2021

Medical Treatment of Children and the Law (Jo Bridgeman, Routledge, 2021, hardback £120, ebook, c. £25) In this book, importantly… Read more

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Book Review: Restrictive Practices in Health Care and Disability Settings (Bernadette McSherry and Yvette Maker, eds., Routledge, 2021)

Posted on 29 May 2021 Updated on 29 May 2021

Restrictive Practices in Health Care and Disability Settings (Bernadette McSherry and Yvette Maker, eds., Routledge, 2021, hardback £120, ebook, c…. Read more

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Book review: Family Experience of Brain Injury: Surviving, Coping and Adjusting

Posted on 22 January 2020

Family Experience of Brain Injury: Surviving, Coping and Adjusting (Jo Clark-Wilson and Mark Holloway, Routledge, 2019, paperback, ebook, c£19.99) This… Read more

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Book review: Mental Health Homicide and Society: Understanding Health Care Governance

Posted on 22 January 2020 Updated on 22 January 2020

Book review: Mental Health Homicide and Society: Understanding Health Care Governance (David P Horton, Hart Publishing, 2019, hardback and ebook,… Read more

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Book Review: “Ethical Judgments – Re-Writing Medical Law”

Posted on 1 May 2017 Updated on 2 May 2017

Ethical Judgments: Re-Writing Medical Law (ed. Stephen W Smith, John Coggon, Clark Hobson, Richard Huxtable, Sheelagh McGuinness, José Miola and… Read more

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Book Review: “The Modern Judge: Power, Responsibility and Society’s Expectations”

Posted on 18 December 2016 Updated on 18 December 2020

The Modern Judge: Power, Responsibility and Society’s Expectations (Sir Mark Hedley, Jordan Publishing, 2016, paperback, book and ePDF £20.00) In… Read more

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Book Review: “Medical Treatment: Decisions and the Law”

Posted on 26 November 2016 Updated on 28 November 2016

Medical Treatment: Decisions and the Law (Edited by Christopher Johnston QC, Bloomsbury, 2016, paperback and ebook, £110) The third edition… Read more

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Book Reviews: vulnerability in principle, law and practice

Posted on 8 May 2016

Adult Protection and the Law in Scotland (Nicola Smith and Nairn R Young, ed Hilary Patrick, Bloomsbury Professional, 2016, paperback/ebook:… Read more

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RSS National Archives Mental Capacity cases

  • Itoweh Susan Ugolor & Ors v Cameron Eseh Ugolor & Anor 27 March 2026
  • 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

RSS National Archives Mental Health Act cases

  • Nicole Thomas v R 25 March 2026
  • 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
  • Shropshire Council v Mother & Ors 17 February 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

RSS Mental Health Law Online updates

  • Job advert. HAB Law, Watford - Court of Protection lawyer (listed until 26 June 2026).
  • Race and detention. Fiona Hamilton, 'Is psychiatry's focus on race stats linked to Nottingham attacks?' (The Times, 19 March 2026)
  • 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)

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