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An internet resource on mental health law in England & Wales, primarily for mental health practitioners, to which anyone can contribute.

There are currently three sections to this website which are developing into the following:

1. Case law		2. Legislation		3. General information
Regularly updated commentaries on the cases, with links to the full text judgments on Bailii. (Bailii contains very many judgments, but no specific commentary.)		The full text of, and a simple and up-to-date commentary on, the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and related legislation.		General articles to explain the concepts and terminology used in the caselaw and legislation sections; and practical guidance for lawyers

You are encouraged to sign up for free email updates

The site is updated regularly so please bookmark the Update page. Contributing to the site is simple: see the help page. Please browse through the recommended books.

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 An internet resource on mental health law in England & Wales, primarily for mental health practitioners, to which anyone can contribute.
-There are currently three sections to this website which it is hoped,  given time and your contributions, will develop into the following:
+There are currently three sections to this website which are developing into the following:
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+<td style="border: 2px solid #e2e2ff" valign="top">[[Mental health case law|Regularly updated commentaries on the cases, with links to the full text judgments on Bailii. (Bailii contains very many judgments, but no specific commentary.)]]</td>
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 <td style="border: 2px solid #E8F1FF" valign="top">[[Legislation|The full text of, and a simple and up-to-date commentary on, the Mental Health Act 1983, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and related legislation.]]
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-'''Please try out the new Amazon [http://www.wikimentalhealth.co.uk/books/ Bookshop] feature.'''
+'''You are encouraged to sign up for [http://www.wikimentalhealth.co.uk/phplist/index.php free email updates]'''
-Contributing to the site is simple. [http://www.wikimentalhealth.co.uk/Special:UserLogin&type=signup Create an account] by selecting a username and password. At the top of each page there is an 'Edit this page' option – just click on it, edit the page, then click 'Save'. See [[Help page]] for further details. Don't feel you're too good or too inexperienced to help - the only excuse is being too busy! :-)
+The site is updated regularly so please bookmark the [[Update]] page. Contributing to the site is simple: see the [[help page]]. Please browse through the [http://www.wikimentalhealth.co.uk/books/ recommended books].
-This site is updated regularly so please bookmark the [[Update]] page. You are also encouraged to sign up for [http://www.wikimentalhealth.co.uk/phplist/index.php free email updates]. If you wish you can [[Help page#Change the layout|change the layout]] of the website.