In Devon Partnership NHS Trust v SSHC [2021] EWHC 101 (Admin), handed down on 22 January 2021, the Divisional Court has held that “the phrases “personally … Read More ›
Tag: Mental Health Act
In this (possibly over)ambitious shedinar, updated in August 2023, I take on the interface between the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act … Read More ›
The Tribunal Procedure Committee has opened a consultation, closing on 7 April, on extending the window within which the Mental Health Tribunal (in England) can list … Read More ›
In JK v A Local Health Board [2019] EWHC 67 (Fam), Lieven J had to grapple with the intersection between the MCA, the MHA and the … Read More ›
The changes to ss.135 and 136 MHA introduced by the Crime and Policing Act 2017 are coming into force on 11 December. The effect of … Read More ›