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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 (2485), Legislation (393) and Resources (1,135), together with separate Information pages (335) to link everything together.
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News and updates
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- 27/06/25: Case (Extradition). Kruk v Judicial Authority of Poland [2020] EWHC 620 (Admin) — Extradition challenge with mental health background.
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To do
A glimpse into the to do list:
- 09/06/25: “Whether the Minister of Health has power to revise the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice issued under s.288 of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (‘the 2016 Act’) so as to provide that, in the context of the delivery of care and treatment, individuals aged 16 and over with impaired decision-making may be understood to be consenting to confinement through the expression of wishes and feelings, so that their circumstances do not fall within the scope of Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR)’)”https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2025-0042
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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.
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Events
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- MHLA: Advocacy, Risk and Cross-Examination Masterclass (London, 3 July 2025)
- MHLA: Conducting face-to-face hearings and basic case law for tribunals (Leeds, 9 September 2025)
- MHLA: Refresher and Re-accreditation course (online, 15 September 2025)
- MHLA: Foundation course (London, 7 October 2025)
- MHLA: Refresher and Re-accreditation course (online, 27 October 2025)
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