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==Case law==
*'''Capacity to marry case.''' [[LB Southwark v KA (Capacity to Marry) (2016) EWHC 661 (Fam), (2016) MHLO 10]] {{pagesummary|LB Southwark v KA (Capacity to Marry) (2016) EWHC 661 (Fam), (2016) MHLO 10|d}}

*'''Recognition of Foreign Order case.''' [[Re Z (2016) EWHC 784 (Fam)]] {{pagesummary|Re Z (2016) EWHC 784 (Fam)|d}}

*'''Immigration case.''' [[R (O) v SSHD (2016) UKSC 19, (2016) MHLO 12]] {{pagesummary|R (O) v SSHD (2016) UKSC 19, (2016) MHLO 12|d}}

*'''New (corrected) neutral citation number available for this case.''' [[LB Southwark v KA (2016) EWCOP 20]] {{pagesummary|LB Southwark v KA (2016) EWCOP 20|d}}

==Ministry of Justice==
*'''Colin Harnett, 'Changing discharge conditions - residence' (Dear Colleague letter from Head of Mental Health Casework Section, 17/12/15).''' In response to a case in which the MOJ had not closely managed a patient's movements (it had not registered a change of address), the following policy will apply from 4/1/16: (1) All conditionally-discharged patients will have a condition giving an actual residence address, and RCs will not have a discretion to move patients without providing 14 days' notice; (2) If the tribunal does not specify an address the MOJ will add one; (3) Existing conditions will be re-examined on receipt of conditionally-discharged patient reports and conditions may be amended (to add an address or remove the RC's discretion to move the patient); (4) Discharges by the MOJ will also accord with this policy; (5) Dialogue with the MOJ before the 14-day point is encouraged. See [[Ministry of Justice#External links]]

==Court of Protection==
*'''Judiciary website, 'Court of Protection: draft Case Management Pilot Practice Direction' (2/3/16).''' This web page contains information about, and links to, two draft Practice Directions: "Practice Direction: Case Management Pilot" and "Practice Direction: Section 49 Reports Pilot". Comments on the drafts are invited. The final Practice Directions are expected to come into force in June 2016. See [[Court of Protection Practice Directions]]

==Events==
*'''MHLA: Panel course - London, 28/6/16 and 29/6/16.''' {{eventsummary|MHLA: Panel course - London, 28/6/16 and 29/6/16|d}}

*'''MHLA: Court of Protection conference - Manchester, 24/6/16.''' {{eventsummary|MHLA: Court of Protection conference - Manchester, 24/6/16|d}}

*'''MHLA: Intro to Court of Protection - London, 12/5/16 and 13/5/16.''' {{eventsummary|MHLA: Intro to Court of Protection - London, 12/5/16 and 13/5/16|d}}

*'''NAS: Autism and CJS Conference - Manchester, 18/4/16.''' {{eventsummary|NAS: Autism and CJS Conference - Manchester, 18/4/16|d}}

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*'''Cases.''' On 30/4/16 Mental Health Law Online contained [[Mental health case law|1773 categorised cases]]

*'''Chronology.''' See [[April 2016 chronology]] for this month's changes to the website in date order.

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