Remote Mental Health Act Assessments to Stop with Immediate Effect By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods The Court has now considered the question of whether Mental Health Act assessments by AMHPs and…
Deprivation of liberty for 16/17 year olds - Supreme Court decides By Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods, Can a parent consent on behalf of their 16/17 year old to care/residence arrangements that would…
CTOs and Deprivation of Liberty - Supreme Court Decides By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods, We now have the Supreme Court conclusion to the long-running issue of Community Treatment Orders…
Mental Health Act Review - Impact in Practice? By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods What does the future hold for the Mental Health Act? With the full report of the…
Supreme Court Judgment in MM - Clarity at Last? By Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods, Finally, we now have the Supreme Court conclusion to the long-running issue of conditional…
Legal update for Caldicott Guardians training by DAC Beachcroft LLP By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sophie Devlin What is covered? The legal and ethical framework affecting Caldicott Guardians is rapidly…
Deprivation of liberty in the community: The Court of Appeal decides By Helen Kingston The Court of Appeal has now given its judgment in two important cases about whether conditions…
Section 117 Aftercare – The Changes At A Glance By Helen Kingston Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) sets out the legal obligation on relevant Local…