MHA - Forensic/Part 3
When Dave Sheppard retired in 2020 he kindly gave me permission to publish the contents of his website (originally named after his firm, "Dave Sheppard Associates", then called "MHAandMCA"). It is a treasure trove. I've not had time to prepare everything for publication but have put the main headings online: let me know if you would like a copy of anything listed.
ss.35 - 55, Mental Health Act 1983
Forensic / Part 3, Reference guide (Chapter 14 - 22)
Forensic / Part 3, Code of Practice - England (Chapter 22)
Forensic / Part 3, Code of Practice - Wales (Chapter 22)
Mental Health and Fair Trial, JUSTICE, November 2017
Forensic Mental Health Social Work: Capabilities Framework, Department of Health, November 2016
Crown Prosecution Service - Legal Guidance *** [See: CPS, 'Consultation on the CPS Legal Guidance on Mentally Disordered Offenders - Summary of Responses' (14/10/19)]
Unfitness to plead, Law Commission, 2016 (external link)
Insanity and Automatism, Law Commission, 2013 (external link)
R v PS, R v Abdi Dahir, R v CF, Court of Appeal, 20th December 2019
RÂ v Leon Marcus Arthur Brooks, Court of Appeal, 7th November 2019
R v Aman Yuel (aka Samuel Berhe), Court of Appeal, 4th October 2019
R v AD, Court of Appeal, 26th July 2019
R v Alfred Michael Roberts, Court of Appeal, 17th July 2019
R v Fisher, Court of Appeal, 13th June 2019
R v Michael Paul Rendell, Court of Appeal, 12th April 2019
R v Jordan Shepard, Court of Appeal, 19th October 2018
Henderson v Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, Court of Appeal, 3rd August 2018
R v Taj (Simon), Court of Appeal, 24th July 2018
Christopher John Thompson v R; Tajsham Cummings v R; Oscar Fitzgerald v R; Richard Ford v R, Court of Appeal, 27th March 2018
R v Edwards, R v Knapper, R v Payne, R v Langley, Court of Appeal, 27th March 2018
Man who killed three partners gets harsher sentence on appeal, The Guardian, 8th March 2018
R v Colin Blake, Court of Appeal, 6th March 2018
R v Mehmet Bala, Court of Appeal, 6th October 2017
KE (Nigeria) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Court of Appeal, 19th September 2017
Kitchener v R, Court of Appeal, 7th July 2017
R v Kay; R v Joyce, Court of Appeal, 23rd May 2017
YZ, R (On the Application of) v Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust & Anor, Court of Appeal, 29th March 2017
R (on the application of ASK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & NHS England, High Court, 9th February 2017
R v Jason John Conroy, Court of Appeal, 1st February 2017
R v Christopher Templeman, Court of Appeal, 27th January 2017
News organisations win Court of Appeal ruling forcing release of video footage shown at trial, Press Gazette, 24th January 2017
Holloway v R, Court of Appeal, 20th December 2016
Fuller v R, Court of Appeal, 14th December 2016
R v Golds, Supreme Court, 30th November 2016
R v Luke Byron Footman, Court of Appeal, 15th July 2016
R v Helen Smalley Court of Appeal, 8th July 2016
R v Patrick Neale Orr, Court of Appeal, 7th July 2016
R v Ahmed, Court of Appeal, 9th June 2016
The City and County of Swansea v Swansea Crown Court & Anor, High Court, 9th June 2016
Prisoner who threw boiling water at nurse sentenced to 11 years jail, Attorney General's Office, 27th April 2016
R v Roberts & others, Court of Appeal, 18th March 2016
R v Siddiqua Akhtar, Court of Appeal, 4th March 2016
Marcantonio and Chitolie v R, Court of Appeal, 24th February 2016
VC, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, High Court, 16th February 2016
R v Lee James Aitchison, Court of Appeal, 4th February 2016
C, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice, Supreme Court, 27th January 2016
Dyer, R (on the application of) v The Welsh Ministers & Ors, Administrative Court in Wales, 21st December 2015
Appeal Court lifts restriction on knife threats man, News & Star, 10th December 2015
R v Brown, Court of Appeal, 18th November 2015
Grimsby robber who lay in wait for elderly victim has appeal thrown out by judges, Grimsby Telegraph, 11th November 2015
R v James Covington, Court of Appeal, 29th September 2015
Bell v R, Court of Appeal, 27th August 2015
R v Sean Hackett, Court of Appeal, 14th September 2015
R v Jason Shaw, Court of Appeal, 29th July 2015
R v Geoffrey Lederman, Court of Appeal, 23rd July 2015
R v Stefan Martens, Court of Appeal, 21st July 2015
R v Jennifer Turner, Court of Appeal, 17th July 2015
R v Gregory Smith, Court of Appeal, 10th July 2015
DD v Secretary of State for the Home Department, High Court, 19th June 2015
R v Fausto Graciano, Court of Appeal, 1st April 2015
R v Darren Marshall, Court of Appeal, 27th February 2015
Lucinda Vowles, R (on the application of ) v (1) Secretary of State for Justice (2) Parole Board, Court of Appeal, 5th February 2015
Regina v Chinegwundoh, Court of Appeal, 20th January 2015
R v Wells, R v Masud, R v Hone, R v Kail, Court of Appeal , 20th January 2015
AMG, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State, High Court, 8th January 2015
Attorney General's Reference (No. 91 of 2014): R v Joseph Williams, Court of Appeal, 26th November 2014
R v Jade Louise Daniels, Court of Appeal, 8th October 2014
R v Matthew Poole, Court of Appeal, 22nd July 2014
R (M) v Kingston Crown Court; M v Wells Unit, West London Mental Health Trust, Administrative Court, 17th July 2014
Killer pensioner 'likely to die in prison, 10th July 2014
R v Peter Quirk, Court of Appeal, 7th May 2014
R (L) v West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Court of Appeal, 29th January 2014
R v Jamie Daniel Fort, Court of Appeal, 13th December 2013
R v Darren Gabriel Anderson, Court of Appeal, 13th November 2013
R v Nicola Edgington, Court of Appeal, 8th November 2013
R v Ian Ruby, Court of Appeal, 20th September 2013
R v Ricardo Talarico, Court of Appeal, 14th August 2013
R v Davis, Court of Appeal, 7th June 2013
R v AJR, Court of Appeal, 1st May 2013
R v Cameron Lee McFly, Court of Appeal, 25th April 2013
R v Lee Robert Foye, Court of Appeal, 24th April 2013
R v Ioannis Marinos, Court of Appeal, 22nd March 2013
Daniel Roque Hall v University College London Trust, High Court, 8th February 2013
T v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester and JB v Secretary of State for Justice, Court of Appeal, 29th January 2013
R v Imtiaz Ahmed, Court of Appeal, 24th January 2013
R v Alan Fletcher, Court of Appeal, 4th December 2012
R v Ashley Searles, Court of Appeal, 22nd November 2012
L v West London Mental Health NHS Trust, High Court, 13th November 2012
R v Paul John Teasdale, Court of Appeal, 15th August 2012
R v Carlton Fitzwarren Channer, Court of Appeal, 6th July 2012
Appeal court quash SAS fantasy murder conviction after 18 years, 27th June 2012
R v Darren John Yates, Court of Appeal, 26th June 2012
R v Shaun Edward Tudor, Court of Appeal, 1st June 2012
RW v Secretary of State for Justice, Administrative Court, 30th April 2012
R v John Robert Parkins, Court of Appeal, 24th April 2012
R v Stephen Andrew Dowds,Court of Appeal, 22nd Febraury 2012
W v Dr Fintan Larkin and Secretary of State for Justice, Administrative Court, 22nd February 2012
R v Raymond Chiles, Court of Appeal, 2nd February 2012
R v Stead, Court of Appeal , 19th January 2012
Murderers lose appeal against whole life tariffs, 17th January 2012
R v Tania Louise Goucher, Court of Appeal, 20th October 2011
R v Safdar Haider Shah, Court of Appeal, 7th October 2011
Neck stab murderer Karl Quincey loses appeal bid, BBC News, 21st September 2011
R v Abdi, Court of Appeal, 14th September 2011
R v Dale Bond, Court of Appeal, 13th May 2011
Paranoid schizophrenic Leslie Gadsby has sentence reduced for killing mum, Liverpool Echo, 19th April 2011
Violent thug handed £55,000 compensation, Falmouth Penryn Packet, 7th April 2011
R v O, Court of Appel, 9th February 2011
R v Welsh, Court of Appeal, 1st February 2011
R v Coonan, Court of Appeal, 14th January 2011
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