View source for December 2008 update

==Legislation==
Old/new legislation added this month:
*{{pagesummary|Mental Health Act 1983 (Independent Mental Health Advocates) (England) Regulations 2008}}
*{{pagesummary|Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005}}
==Other documents==
*DH launched this catchily-named consultation: Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: consultation on the Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Monitoring and Reporting) and (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 — see external links section of [[Bournewood gap bridged by Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards inserted into MCA 2005]]. Consultation runs from 19/12/08 to 30/1/09

*{{pagesummary|MHT, 'Important notice: Operation of section 77(2) MHA 1983 - disregarding withdrawn applications' (8/12/08)}}
:The LSC have confirmed that where a Tribunal application is reinstated (instead of there being a fresh application), this constitutes a fresh matter start

*MoJ published revised guidance for social supervisors on the supervision and aftercare of conditionally discharged patients — see [[Ministry_of_Justice#New_MHU_website]]

*From 31/10/08 to 23/1/09 the LSC are "consulting" on Civil Bid Rounds for 2010 Contracts — see [[Legal Aid]]

*Mental Health Tribunal published December 2008 Tribunal Member and Stakeholder Bulletin — see [[Mental Health Tribunal]]

*Ministry of Justice Mental Health Unit published Bulletin No 5 — see [[Ministry of Justice]]

*Department of Health published the second edition of their Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards newsletter — see [[Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards]]

*Ministerial statement re IMHA scheme made — see [[New Independent Mental Health Advocate scheme]]

*OPG launched a new Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy and a protocol for joint working between the Office of the Public Guardian and Local Authorities — see "Vulnerable adults to get better protection" section on [[Office of the Public Guardian]] page 

*Department of Health updated their list of current IMCA organisations — see [[Independent Mental Capacity Advocate service]]

*NIMHE published Independent Mental Health Advocacy: Guidance for Commissioners — see external links section of [[New Independent Mental Health Advocate scheme]]

==Website updates==
*Now there are 289 categorised cases in the [[Mental health case law]] section, plus 103 [[Cases to be added]] listed with Bailii links

*Further detail has been added to each page relating to a [[Mental Health Act 1983]] section. All pages now have details of related court cases and relevant chapters of the [[Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983]] and [[Mental Health Act 1983 Code Of Practice for England]].

*New case law categories: [[:Category:Disability discrimination]], [[:Category:ECHR]], [[:‎Category:Best interests]]

*See [[December 2008 chronology]] for changes to the website in date order

==Case law==
The following cases were added to the site this month.
===December 2008 judgments===
*{{pagesummary|R (MN) v MHRT (2008) EWHC 3383 (Admin)}}
*{{pagesummary|R (F and Thompson) v SSHD (2008) EWHC 3170 (QB)}}
*{{pagesummary|R (TF) v SSJ (2008) EWCA Civ 1457}}
:*{{pagesummary|R (F) v SSJ (2008) EWHC 2912 (Admin)}}
*{{pagesummary|Savage v South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (2008) UKHL 74}}
*{{pagesummary|R v Warwick (2008) NICC 42}}
*{{pagesummary|R (DB) v Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust (2008) EWCA Civ 1354}}
*{{pagesummary|R v Moyle (2008) EWCA Crim 3059}}
*Press link to case involving guardianship and unlawful detention added... See [[Interesting cases]]

===2008 cases===
*{{pagesummary|RD v SSWP (2008) EWHC 2635 (Admin)}}
*{{pagesummary|R (RJM) v SSWP (2008) UKHL 63}}
*{{pagesummary|R (N) v Coventry City Council (2008) EWHC 2786 (Admin)}}
*{{pagesummary|R v C (2008) EWCA Crim 1155}}
*{{pagesummary|S v Floyd (2008) EWCA Civ 201}}
*{{pagesummary|R (Cooke) v DPP (2008) EWHC 2703 (Admin)}}
*{{pagesummary|Salford City Council v GJ, re GJ NJ and BJ (Incapacitated Adults) (2008) EWHC 1097 (Fam)}}
*{{pagesummary|R (Kay) v Health Service Commissioner (2008) EWHC 2063 (Admin)}}
*{{pagesummary|Gray v Thames Trains Ltd (2008) EWCA Civ 713}}
:*{{pagesummary|Gray v Thames Trains Ltd (2007) EWHC 1558 (QB)}}
===Older cases===
*{{pagesummary|KC v City of Westminster Social and Community Services Department (2007) EWHC 3096 (Fam)}}
*{{pagesummary|AG's reference (no 127 of 2006) sub nom R v H (2007) EWCA Crim 53}}
*{{pagesummary|R (TB) v The Combined Court at Stafford (2006) EWHC 1645 (Admin)}}
*{{pagesummary|Re MAB; X City Council v MB (2006) EWHC 168 (Fam)}}
*{{pagesummary|Stec v UK 65731/01 (2006) ECHR 393}}
:*{{pagesummary|Stec v UK 65731/01 (2005) ECHR 924}}
*{{pagesummary|IH v UK 17111/04 (2005)}}
*{{pagesummary|Morley v UK 16084/03 (2002) ECHR 853}}
*{{pagesummary|Morsink v The Netherlands 48865/99 (2004) ECHR 197}}
*{{pagesummary|Brand v The Netherlands 49902/99 (2004) ECHR 196}}
*{{pagesummary|McGrady, Re Application for Judicial Review (2003) NIQB 15}}
*{{pagesummary|Re C (Mental Patient: Habeas Corpus) (2002) EWHC 243 (Admin)}}
*{{pagesummary|A v A Health Authority (2002) EWHC 18 (Fam)}}
*{{pagesummary|Edwards v UK 46477/99 (2002) ECHR 303}}
*{{pagesummary|Rutten v The Netherlands 32605/96 (2001) ECHR 482}}
*{{pagesummary|DN v Switzerland 27154/95 (2001) ECHR 235}}
*{{pagesummary|Bensaid v UK 44599/98 (2001) ECHR 82}}
*{{pagesummary|Re A (Children) (Conjoined Twins: Surgical Separation) (2000) EWCA Civ 254}}
*{{pagesummary|Re A (Medical Treatment: Male Sterilisation) (2000) 1 FLR 549, (2000) 1 FCR 193}}
*{{pagesummary|A v UK 25599/94 (1998) ECHR 85}}

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