Articles - DAC Beachcroft

Articles by Helen Kingston

s.117- The Final Word?

s.117- The Final Word?

Summary After a long period of uncertainty, we now have the final answer from the Supreme Court in relation to the case of  R (on the application of W ...

 Mental Health Bill - thoughts on the proposals

Mental Health Bill - thoughts on the proposals

The government has now published the draft Mental Health Bill following the consultation on the White Paper proposals. A number of the reform proposal ...

Crucial Court of Appeal decision on s.117 aftercare

Crucial Court of Appeal decision on s.117 aftercare

We now have the much awaited Court of Appeal decision in the case of Worcestershire County Council, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for ...

A solution to the community deprivation of liberty dilemma at last?

A solution to the community deprivation of liberty dilemma at last?

The question of whether and how adults with mental capacity can be deprived of their liberty in the community - for example, via restrictions imposed ...

Mental Health Act reforms - What’s being taken forward and what’s not?

Mental Health Act reforms - What’s being taken forward and what’s not?

The government has now published its response to the consultation it ran earlier this year on its White Paper proposals for reform of the Mental Healt ...

Remote Mental Health Act Assessments to Stop with Immediate Effect

Remote Mental Health Act Assessments to Stop with Immediate Effect

The Court has now considered the question of whether Mental Health Act assessments by AMHPs and medical practitioners can be carried out remotely (e.g ...

Deprivation of liberty for 16/17 year olds -  Supreme Court decides

Deprivation of liberty for 16/17 year olds - Supreme Court decides

Can a parent consent on behalf of their 16/17 year old to care/residence arrangements that would otherwise amount to a deprivation of liberty?

CTOs and Deprivation of Liberty - Supreme Court Decides

CTOs and Deprivation of Liberty - Supreme Court Decides

We now have the Supreme Court conclusion to the long-running issue of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) and deprivation of liberty. By way of headline ...

Mental Health Act Review - Impact in Practice?

Mental Health Act Review - Impact in Practice?

What does the future hold for the Mental Health Act? With the full report of the government-commissioned independent review of the Mental Health Act n ...

Supreme Court Judgment in MM - Clarity at Last?

Supreme Court Judgment in MM - Clarity at Last?

Finally, we now have the Supreme Court conclusion to the long-running issue of conditional discharge and deprivation of liberty. In this briefing, we ...