The MHLA is the professional association of Mental Health Lawyers in England and Wales. Around 80% of lawyers representing clients in applications before the Mental Health Review Tribunal are members.

Their website contains useful resources, including lists of solicitors specialising in mental health law in England and Wales.

External links

MHLA website

• "About us" page

• "Find a lawyer" page

• MHLA, 'Destroying Representation for the Mental Unwell for £3 million?' (9/8/11). This document is the Mental Health Lawyers Association's response to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-11