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Mental Health Law Online

The internet resource on mental health law, and mental capacity law, for England & Wales. You can sign up for free email updates, the online forum and the CPD scheme (which provides 12 hours for £75 and is suitable for lawyers and non-lawyers). You can advertise your job vacancies and events here, or browse the bookshop. The main content of this website has been divided into Case law (2405), Legislation (382) and Resources (1,071), together with separate Information pages (331) to link everything together.

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Contacts

The Magic Book is a database of contact details which currently contains 310 pages. Add or view contacts.

  News and updates

All the latest updates to the website can be seen on on the MHLO updates forum category. The most recent appears here.

• 07/12/24: PDOC guidance. Royal College of Physicians, 'Prolonged disorders of consciousness following sudden onset brain injury: National clinical guidelines' (2020) — "These guidelines update the previous RCP’s Prolonged disorders of consciousness, National clinical guidelines (2013) particularly in relation to recent developments in assessment and management: and with respect to recent changes in the law governing procedures for the withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration. They lay out for clinicians, service providers and commissioners what constitutes best practice within the existing legal framework, to enable them to fulfil their various responsibilities to the patient and their family."

  Consultations

Open consultations:

• Law Commission, 'Disabled Children's Social Care' (consultation from 8/10/24 to 20/1/25)

  To do

A glimpse into the to do list:

• 07/12/24: AB v Watson & Anor (In the Matter of a Patient) [2024] NICA 76^B (29 November 2024)

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  CPD

The CPD scheme is primarily aimed at mental health solicitors, and is an ideal way to evidence your continued competence, but is also suitable for barristers, psychiatrists, social workers and psychiatric nurses. For £75, you can obtain 12 CPD credits.

  Jobs

Advertise your job vacancies here

• Stephensons Solicitors, Wigan - COP Solicitor (deadline 6/1/25)
• Nujeerallee Law, Kingston upon Thames - Mental health consultant solicitors (listed until 21/2/25)

  Events

Advertise your events here

• Edge Training: AMHP conference (London, 13/12/24)
• PELT: Becoming a Mental Health Act Administrator - the Basics (online, 25/4/25)

  Books

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