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==Case law==
*'''Capacity/housing case.''' [[R (MT) v Oxford City Council (2015) EWHC 795 (Admin), (2015) MHLO 47]] {{pagesummary|R (MT) v Oxford City Council (2015) EWHC 795 (Admin), (2015) MHLO 47|d}}

*'''Deprivation of liberty procedure.''' [[Re X (Court of Protection Practice) (2015) EWCA Civ 599, (2015) MHLO 44]] {{pagesummary|Re X (Court of Protection Practice) (2015) EWCA Civ 599, (2015) MHLO 44|d}}

:*'''Andy McNicoll, 'Councils' failure to make court applications leaving "widespread unlawful deprivations of liberty"' (Community Care, 17/6/15).''' See [[Re X (Court of Protection Practice) (2015) EWCA Civ 599, (2015) MHLO 44]]

:*'''Ben Troke, 'Court of Appeal ruling means streamlined deprivation of liberty process is fatally flawed' (Community Care, 16/6/15.''' See [[Re X (Court of Protection Practice) (2015) EWCA Civ 599, (2015) MHLO 44]]

:*'''Alex Ruck Keene, 'Re X - the Court of Appeal pronounces' (Court of Protection Handbook Blog, 16/6/15).''' See [[Re X (Court of Protection Practice) (2015) EWCA Civ 599, (2015) MHLO 44]]

*'''Social circumstances evidence.''' [[AF v Nottinghamshire NHS Trust (2015) UKUT 216 (AAC), (2015) MHLO 43]] {{pagesummary|AF v Nottinghamshire NHS Trust (2015) UKUT 216 (AAC), (2015) MHLO 43|d}}

*'''Guardianship and DOLS case.''' [[KD v A Borough Council (2015) UKUT 251 (AAC), (2015) MHLO 42]] {{pagesummary|KD v A Borough Council (2015) UKUT 251 (AAC), (2015) MHLO 42|d}}

*'''Unfitness to plead case.''' [[R v Wells (2015) EWCA Crim 2, (2015) MHLO 46]] {{pagesummary|R v Wells (2015) EWCA Crim 2, (2015) MHLO 46|d}}

*'''Miscellaneous case.''' [[Re A (2015) EWHC 1709 (Fam), (2015) MHLO 45]] {{pagesummary|Re A (2015) EWHC 1709 (Fam), (2015) MHLO 45|d}}

==Department of Health==
*'''Dept of Health, 'Section 67 of the Mental Health Act' (v4, 23/4/13).''' This version contains updated contact details. See [[MHA 1983 s67]]

*'''DH contact details.''' New Department of Health contact details added for use when seeking Tribunal references. The correct telephone number for DH s67 references is <strike>0207 210 5359 (not 5357)</strike>. [Note that it subsequently changed.] See [[MHA 1983 s67]]

==Section papers==
*'''Editable versions of section papers.''' Following a request, rich text format (RTF) versions of forms A2, A3 and A4 (the section 2 detention papers) have been uploaded. If there is sufficient demand, other forms can be converted from PDF and made available. See [[Mental Health Act 1983 Statutory Forms]]

==Newsletters==
*'''39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Law Newsletter' (issue 57, June 2015).''' See [[39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Law Newsletter]]

*'''39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Law Newsletter' (issue 56, May 2015).''' See [[39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Law Newsletter]]

*'''39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Law Newsletter' (issue 55, April 2015).''' See [[39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Law Newsletter]]

==Book==
*'''New book: Matthew Graham and Jakki Cowley, ''A Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005'' (JKP 2015).''' Foreword by Alex Ruck Keene. Available from {{amazon|B00VF1Q1JM|Amazon|x}}. See [[Books]]

==Job advert==
*'''Job advert (ODonnells).''' ODonnells Solicitors in Preston are seeking to recruit a mental health lawyer. Panel membership is not essential. For further details see [[Job adverts]]

==Courses==
*'''MHLA re-accreditation course.''' The Mental Health Lawyers Association are running a Refresher and Re-accreditation course on Thursday '''9/7/15''' in Manchester. This new course will be suitable for those seeking re-accreditation and will also be of interest to anyone wishing to further their knowledge of mental health law and practice. Price: £150 (MHLA members); £195 (non-members). CPD: 6 hours. See [http://www.mhla.co.uk/events/refresher-and-re-accreditation-course-manchester-9-jul/ MHLA website] for further information and to book online. See [[Events]]

*'''MHLA Legal Aid course.''' The Mental Health Lawyers Association are running a Legal Aid and Peer Review course on Monday '''6/7/15''' in London, and on Friday '''10/7/15''' in Manchester. This course provides guidance on the Legal Aid provisions in mental health cases, including escape-fee cases and requirements for means testing. It will also broaden practitioners’ knowledge of the peer review process and the peer review ‘Improving your Quality’ guidance. Price: £150 (MHLA members); £195 (non-members). CPD: 6 hours. See MHLA website for details of the [http://www.mhla.co.uk/events/legal-aid-and-peer-review-london-6-jul-2015/ London] and [http://www.mhla.co.uk/events/legal-aid-and-peer-review-manchester-10-jul-2015/ Manchester courses], and to book online. See [[Events]]

==Website and CPD==
*'''Facebook page.''' Now that enough people like the page, it can now have a memorable link - [http://www.facebook.com/mentalhealthlaw www.facebook.com/mentalhealthlaw] - thank you!

*'''MHLO Annual Review 2014.''' Each year an Annual Review is published, which contains all news items, arranged thematically, which were added to Mental Health Law Online during that year. You can support the website by purchasing the Annual Review in paperback or in Kindle format. Additionally, the full text is available online without charge. See the [[Annual Review]] page to obtain the 2011-2014 editions. 

*'''CPD scheme.''' Obtain 12 SRA-accredited CPD points for £60 (also compatible with the SRA's new CPD regime). Suitable for non-lawyers as well. See [[CPD scheme]] for details.

*'''Cases.''' On 30/6/15 Mental Health Law Online contained [[Mental health case law|1673 categorised cases]]

*'''Chronology.''' See [[June 2015 chronology]] for this month's changes to the website in date order.

==Twitter==
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