View source for October 2008 update

The following materials were added during October 2008.

==Case law==
===New cases===
* {{pagesummary|R (M) v Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust (2008) EWCA Civ 197}}
* {{pagesummary|MH v UK 11577/06 (2008) ECHR 181‎}}
* {{pagesummary|R v Aisling Murray (2008) EWCA Crim 1792}} 
* {{pagesummary|M v South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust (2008) EWCA Civ 1112}} 
* {{pagesummary|R (B) v South Region MHRT (2008) EWHC 2356 (Admin)}} 
* {{pagesummary|Munjaz v UK 32913/06 (2008) ECHR 215‎}}
* {{pagesummary|Shtukaturov v Russia 44009/05 (2008) ECHR 223}}
* {{pagesummary|St Helens Borough Council v Manchester PCT (2008) EWCA Civ 931}}
===Old cases added===
* {{pagesummary|A Local Authority v E (2007) EWHC 2396 (Fam)}}
* {{pagesummary|LLBC v TG (2007) EWHC 2640 (Fam)}}
* {{pagesummary|Re SK (2007) EWHC 3289 (Fam)}}
* {{pagesummary|D'Souza v DPP (1992) UKHL 10}}
==Legislation==
===Primary legislation===
* {{pagesummary|Health and Social Care Act 2008}}
* {{pagesummary|Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007}}
===Secondary legislation - Tribunal===
*Practice Direction: Health Education and Social Care Chamber: Mental Health Cases (draft)... See [[Tribunal Rules]]
*{{pagesummary|Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008}}
*{{pagesummary|Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008}},
*{{pagesummary|First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2008}}
*{{pagesummary|Discipline of Judges (Designation) Order 2008}}
*{{pagesummary|Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales Rules 2008}}
*{{pagesummary|Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008‎}}
===Secondary legislation - Other===
*{{pagesummary|Mental Health Act 1983 Approved Clinician (Wales) Directions 2008}}
*{{pagesummary|National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2008}}
*{{pagesummary|Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008}}
*{{pagesummary|Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Appointment of Relevant Person's Representative) Regulations 2008}}
*{{pagesummary|Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Appointment of Relevant Person's Representative) (Amendment) Regulations 2008}}
*{{pagesummary|Court of Protection Rules 2007}}
*{{pagesummary|Public Guardian (Fees, etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2007}}
*{{pagesummary|Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2007}}
*{{pagesummary|Public Guardian (Fees, etc) Regulations 2007}}
*{{pagesummary|Public Guardian Board Regulations 2007}}
*{{pagesummary|Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian Regulations‎}}
*{{pagesummary|Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008}}
==Other Documents==
*Some Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards draft standard forms... See [[Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Standard Forms]]
*On 23/10/08 the Public Guardian launched a consultation reviewing the Mental Capacity Act 2005: forms, supervision and fees. The consultation period will end on 15/1/09... See [[Office of the Public Guardian]]
*Patient Information Leaflets for use in Wales published... See [[Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets]]
*The Welsh Assembly Government have launched their "HOWIS" website for the Mental Health Act 1983, and published free statutory forms for use in Wales... See [[Mental Health Act 1983 Statutory Forms]]
*The Department of Health have published guidance on the extension of victims' rights under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004... See [[Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004 applies to unrestricted criminal patients]] for details
*The Department of Health have published information leaflets in the following areas... Detention under Part 2; sections 135 and 136 ('Place of safety'); detention under Part 3; guardianship; supervised community treatment (SCT); miscellaneous. See [[Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets]]

==Website articles and information==
*More detail (e.g. commencement dates and extracts from Explanatory Notes) added to '''list of amendments made by Mental Health Act 2007'''... See [[Mental Health Act 2007 Overview#The amendments]]
*Mental Health Act 1983 text updated to be accurate as at 3/11/08... See [[Mental Health Act 1983]]
*Text of general articles updated to reflect position on 3/11/08; broken links fixed
*A little more work done on MCA 2005 pages... See [[Lasting Power of Attorney]], [[Enduring Power of Attorney]], [[Court of Protection]]
*Website layout updated... See [[Main Page]] and [[Site map]]
*Case law section being restructured so as to be easier to navigate. Case summaries can be viewed according to various categories, including subject matter and year... See [[Mental health case law]].
*Wikimentalhealth Update RSS feed added to site. The [http://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/index.php?title=Update&action=bullet_feed Wikimentalhealth Update RSS feed] is generated from the bullet points on the [[Special:Recentchanges#Update|Update]] section of the site. As the content of the new RSS feed is not computer generated, and contains only selected updates, it is recommended in preference to the built-in RSS feeds ([http://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&feed=rss Recent changes RSS] and [http://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:Newpages&feed=rss New pages RSS]).
* See [[October 2008 chronology]] for changes to the website in date order.

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