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<table cellspacing="10"><tr><td>[[Image:digitalpoppy.gif]]</td><td>An internet resource on mental health law in England & Wales, primarily for mental health practitioners, to which anyone can contribute.
==Mental Health Law Online==
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<td align="center" style="background-color: #e2e2ff" width=30%>'''Caselaw'''</td>
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<td align="center" style="background-color: #E8F1FF" width=30%>'''Legislation'''</td>
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<td style="border: 2px solid #e2e2ff" valign="top">[[Mental health caselaw|Regularly updated commentaries on the cases, with links to the full text judgments on Bailii. (Bailii contains nearly every judgment, but no specific commentary.)]]</td>
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<td style="border: 2px solid #E8F1FF" valign="top">[[Legislation|A simple and up-to-date commentary on the Mental Health Act 1983 and related legislation.]]</td>
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<td style="border: 2px solid #faf9b2" valign="top">[[General information|General articles to explain the concepts and terminology used in the caselaw and legislation sections; and practical guidance for lawyers]]</td>
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<td style="border: 2px solid #e2e2ff" valign="top">'''Progress:''' A number of cases have been categorised and summarised. The main effort in 2007 will be to develop this section.</td>
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<td style="border: 2px solid #E8F1FF" valign="top">'''Progress:''' Currently the only free & fully-amended source of the Mental Health Act 1983 and related legislation. Brief commentary on some of the sections.</td>
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* <span class="plainlinks">[https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/ '''View all topics...''']</span>
<td style="border: 2px solid #faf9b2" valign="top">'''Progress:''' Explanations of the most common terms, and some useful resources for lawyers (especially trainees).
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'''Email updates:''' YOU CAN NOW SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE FREE [[Email updates|EMAIL UPDATES]]


'''Recent changes:''' [[Mental Health Act 2007]]; [[Mental Capacity Act 2005 resources]]; [[Overview of the Mental Health Act 1983]]; [[Suggestion box]].


'''Editing:''' You are encouraged to add flesh to the bones. The process is simple. [[Special:Userlogin|Create an account]] by selecting a username and password. At the top of each page there is an 'Edit' option – just click on it, edit the page, then click 'Save'. Don't feel you're too good or too inexperienced to help - the only excuse is being too busy! :-)
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<p>The Magic Book is a database of contact details which currently contains '''{{#cargo_query:tables=Contact|fields=COUNT(*)|group by='()'}}''' pages. [[Contact:Magic Book#top|Add or view contacts]].</p>
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All the latest updates to the website can be seen on on the <span class="plainlinks">[https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/c/mhlo-updates/10 MHLO updates]</span> forum category. The most recent appears here.
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Choose occasional and/or monthly update emails. To sign up, please go to the '''<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mhlo.org.uk/lists/index.php?p=subscribe&id=1 email updates subscription page]</span>'''.
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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.
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Please support MHLO by clicking [https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=mentalhealthlaw-21 Amazon] or [https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/mentalhealthlaw Bookshop.org] before you buy books (or, in Amazon's case, anything). '''[[Books|View all books...]]'''
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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 (2,487), Legislation (393) and Resources (1,140), together with separate Information pages (335) to link everything together.

  Forum topics


  Contacts

The Magic Book is a database of contact details which currently contains 329 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.

  • 18/07/25: Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 152, July 2025) — "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: what to do when an advance decision to refuse treatment may be in play, and the consequences of the gaps between services for those with disordered eating; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: capacity in the rear view mirror: how does the presumption work?; (3) In the Practice and Procedure Report: disclosing position statements to observers; habitual residence, moving jurisdictions and ‘lawful authority;’ and the impact on P of being assessed; (4) In the Mental Health Matters Report: progress of the Mental Health Bill and the tort consequences of a finding of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity; (5) In the Children’s Capacity Report: a depressing snapshot from the national DoL court, human rights of children in the social care system and capacity and gender-affirming treatment; (6) In the Wider Context Report: the Oliver McGowan statutory learning disability and autism training, and the pitfalls of facilitated communication (7) In the Scotland Report: joint attorneys in dispute: appropriate remedies and; “If at first you don’t succeed ...”: res judicata in tribunal proceedings."


  Consultations

No open consultations.


  To do

A glimpse into the to do list:

  • 15/07/25: His Majesty's Senior Coroner for West Yorkshire (Western District), Re [2025] EWHC 1672 (Admin)B (03 July 2025)†


  Email updates

Choose occasional and/or monthly update emails. To sign up, please go to the email updates subscription page.


  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


  Events

Advertise your events here


  Books

Please support MHLO by clicking Amazon or Bookshop.org before you buy books (or, in Amazon's case, anything). View all books...


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