Book reviews – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Book corner: attorneys, carers and coercive mental health treatment

By way of preview for the January Mental Capacity Report, which should be coming out shortly, three reviews of books which have caught my particular … 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 & Maxwell, 2017, paperback, £85.00) … 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 Pickup, Legal Action Group, 2017, … Read More ›

Book Review: “Independent Advocacy and Spiritual Care”

Independent Advocacy and Spiritual Care: Insights from Service Users, Advocates, Health Care Professionals and Chaplains (Geoff Morgan, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, hardback and ebook, c£66.00) This … Read More ›

Book Review: “Lasting Powers of Attorney: A Practical Guide”

Lasting Powers of Attorney: A Practical Guide (Craig Ward, Law Society Publishing, 2016, paperback £59.95) This is the third edition of a work which does … Read More ›

Book Review – “Addressing Vulnerability in Justice Systems”

Addressing Vulnerability in Justice Systems (ed Penny Cooper and Linda Hunting, Wildy, Simmons and Hill, 2016, hardback, £19.95) This very reasonably priced collection of essays from … Read More ›

Fluctuating capacity – micro vs macro decisions
August 1, 2019
Some may remember that the Court of Appeal was going to give a judgment setting out what to do where …Read More »
Court of Protection Handbook Third Edition now published!
July 26, 2019
The 3rd edition of the Court of Protection Handbook is now published, with the addition of Nicola Mackintosh QC (Hon) …Read More »
39 Essex Chambers July Mental Capacity Report
July 25, 2019
The July 2019 Mental Capacity Report will shortly be landing in subscribers’ inboxes. Highlights this month include: (1) In the …Read More »
Deputyship and legal incapacitation: don’t (always) believe what you read
July 22, 2019
It is rare, but unfortunate, when a judge misdirects themselves as to the law, but in Bashir v Bashir [2019] …Read More »
Capacity and sexual relations – trying to make it personal
July 17, 2019
In LB Tower Hamlets v NB & AU [2019] EWCOP 27, Hayden J has made further observations about the test …Read More »

Event. MHLA: Panel course - London, 28/10/19 and 29/10/19
—The MHLA is an approved provider of the two-day course which must be attended by prospective members of the Law Society’s mental health accreditation scheme. Price: £300 (MHLA members); £390 (non-members); £270 (group discount). See MHLA website for further details and to book online.
Event. MHLA: Advocacy, Risk and Cross-examination Masterclass - Leicester, 14/10/19
—No results
Event. MHLA: Refresher and reaccreditation - Leeds, 2/10/19
—This course will be suitable for those seeking re-accreditation, by: (a) reviewing the legal and procedural developments of the last three years; (b) providing a forum for discussing these along with the re-accreditation process; (c) fulfilling the requirement to obtain six mental health CPD points for re-accreditation. Price: £150 (£195 for non-members). See MHLA website […]
Event. Manchester University/AMHPA: Taking Stock conference - Manchester, 15/11/19
—Taking Stock is an annual national conference jointly promoted by the Approved Mental Health Professionals Association (North West England and North Wales) and the University of Manchester (the Applied Mental Health programme and the School of Law). Speakers: Neil Allen (keynote presentation); Prof Barbara Taylor (The Last Asylum: memories of late 20th century mental health […]
Case (Complaint about community care delay). Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (17 012 839a) [2019] MHLO 44 (LGSCO)
— LGSCO's summary: "The Ombudsmen do not consider Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust delayed providing support for Mrs X’s mental health needs. We have not found fault with the way the Council decided what support she needed. The Ombudsmen consider Derbyshire County Council delayed completing Mr X’s carer assessment and should […]

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