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==Cases==
===Summaries===
*{{pagesummary|R v Stead (2012) EWCA Crim 92, (2012) MHLO 9}}
*{{pagesummary|Re L; K v LBX (2012) EWCA Civ 79}}
*{{pagesummary|Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (2012) UKSC 2}}
*{{pagesummary|Re M (2011) EWHC 3590 (COP)}}
*{{pagesummary|Wychavon District Council v EM (HB) (2012) UKUT 12 (AAC), (2012) MHLO 5}}

===Transcript===
*{{pagesummary|R (Moussaoui) v SSHD (2012) EWHC 126 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 8}}

===Related news===
*Permission to appeal to Supreme Court refused on 28/11/11. Court of Appeal decision: {{pagesummary|R (Nassery) v LB Brent (2011) EWCA Civ 539}}
*Mind, 'Supreme Court ruling welcomed by Mind and leading human rights organisations' (8/2/12). See [[Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (2012) UKSC 2]]
*Martin Beckford, 'Autistic woman banned from having sex in latest Court of Protection case' (Daily Telegraph, 3/2/12). See [[Re H; A Local Authority v H (2012) EWHC 49 (COP), (2012) MHLO 3]]
*Mary Carolan, 'Voluntary mental patient not being held unlawfully' (25/1/12). This article describes what seems like a Southern Irish 'Bournewood' case. See [[DOLS#Other links]]

==Other==
*Martin Hickman, 'Cash crisis slows justice for the vulnerable at Court of Protection' (Independent, 4/2/12). This article includes the following statistic: 'When [the Official Solicitor] started in April 2008, he had 42 cases. That's gone up to 650 on his books currently.' See [[Official Solicitor]]

*39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 18, February 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re H; A Local Authority v H [2012] EWHC 49 (COP), [2012] MHLO 3, Re M [2011] EWHC 3590 (COP), Re JDS; Kevin Smyth v JDS (2012) COP 19334473 19/1/12, [2012] MHLO 4, Stanev v Bulgaria 36760/06 [2012] ECHR 46, [2012] MHLO 1, DM v Doncaster MBC [2011] EWHC 3652 (Admin), Re AH (Costs); AH v Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2011] EWHC 3524 (COP), SBC v PBA and Others [2011] EWHC 2580 (Fam). Also included is news that the Official Solicitor is currently unable to accept invitations to act except in (a) serious medical treatment cases, and (b) s21A appeals which are not brought by the relevant person's representative. See [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter]]

*Val Williams et al, 'Making Best Interests Decisions: People and Processes' (Mental Health Foundation, 31/1/12). The accompanying press release is entitled 'MCA Code of Practice needs revising to enable more effective best interests decisions to be made'. See [[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice]]

*Essex Autonomy Project, 'Deprivation of Liberty and DoLS Roundtable Digest' (26/1/12). Presentations were given on 16/1/12 by Munby LJ, Alistair Pitblado, Dr Ruth Cairns, Neil Allen, John Leighton and Lucy Series. See [[DOLS#Academic articles]]

*Mental Disability Advocacy Center, 'Venice Commission backs right to vote' (19/12/11). In December 2011 the Venice Commission amended a key document to reverse an anomaly which allowed countries to disenfranchise those with 'genuine mental disabilities'. See [[Voting rights for detained patients]]

*The Commission on Assisted Dying, 'The current legal status of assisted dying is inadequate and incoherent...' (5/1/12). See [[Assisted suicide]]

*Department of Health: Consultation on low secure services and psychiatric intensive care (19/1/12 to 19/4/12). See [[Consultations]]

*Sally Bradley, 'Court of Protection Update (January 2012)' (Family Law Week, 18/1/12). See [[Court of Protection#Other links]]

==Website==
*On 29/2/12 Mental Health Law Online contained [[Mental health case law|1135 categorised cases]]

*Thanks to Alex Ruck Keene of 39 Essex Street Chambers for providing the trancript for [[Re H; A Local Authority v H (2012) EWHC 49 (COP), (2012) MHLO 3]]

*Anselm Eldergill, ''Mental Health Review Tribunals: Law and Procedure'' (Sweet and Maxwell 1997) has been submitted to Google Books, where it can be searched. See [[Eldergill]]

*Starting with the January 2012 update, each month's legal update will be available in hyperlinked PDF format for printing. Note that the content of the PDF document will not be updated, whereas the online update page will automatically change if a case or legislation summary page changes. See [[February 2012 update]]

*The CPD questionnaire for February's legal update is now online for subscribers. Subscribe now to receive 12 SRA-accredited CPD points online. See [http://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/cpd/ CPD scheme] for further details

*See [[February 2012 chronology]] for this month's changes to the website in date order

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