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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 (2407), Legislation (382) and Resources (1,072), together with separate Information pages (331) to link everything together.

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  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.

• 12/12/24: Case (Housing Benefit, litigation capacity). Tendring District Council v AB [2024] EWCA Civ 1248 — "At the hearing a number of separate issues were before the court namely: (i) the capacity of AB to litigate and the appointment of the Official Solicitor to act as his litigation friend; (ii) Tendring's application to discontinue against AB; (iii) Tendring's application for an order retrospectively regularising all steps taken in the appeal in respect of AB prior to the Official Solicitor's appointment; (iv) in the event that AB continued in the proceedings, an order for costs protection."

  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:

• 13/12/24: ABW v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 3205 (Admin)^B (12 December 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

• Court of Protection User Group: Property and affairs meeting (online, 8/1/25)
• PELT: Becoming a Mental Health Act Administrator - the Basics (online, 25/4/25)

  Books

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