Mental Health Bill - thoughts on the proposals By Helen Kingston, Gill Weatherill, Sarah Woods The government has now published the draft Mental Health Bill following the consultation on…
Crucial Court of Appeal decision on s.117 aftercare By Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods, We now have the much awaited Court of Appeal decision in the case of Worcestershire County…
A solution to the community deprivation of liberty dilemma at last? By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods, The question of whether and how adults with mental capacity can be deprived of their liberty in the…
Mental Health Act reforms - What’s being taken forward and what’s not? By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sarah Woods The government has now published its response to the consultation it ran earlier this year on its…
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…