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==Cases==
*'''SRA intervention.''' {{pagesummary|SRA decision: Nnadozie Okpokiri of Dozie and Co Solicitors (2013) MHLO 53 (SRA)}}

*'''Tribunal case.''' {{pagesummary|R (Modaresi) v SSH (2013) UKSC 53, (2013) MHLO 63}}

*'''Section 139 case.''' {{pagesummary|TW v LB Enfield (2013) EWHC 1180 (QB), (2013) MHLO 59}}

*'''After-care case.''' {{pagesummary|R (Afework) v LB Camden (2013) EWHC 1637 (Admin), (2013) MHLO 51}}

*'''Upper Tribunal case.''' {{pagesummary|GA v Betsi Cadwaladr University Local Health Board (2013) UKUT 280 (AAC), (2013) MHLO 50}}

*'''Forced marriage.''' {{pagesummary|Sandwell MBC v RG (2013) EWHC 2373 (COP), (2013) MHLO 55}}

*'''COP costs appeal.''' {{pagesummary|Re Clarke (2013) EWCA Civ 811, (2013) MHLO 52}}

*'''Capacity case (marriage).''' {{pagesummary|PC v City of York Council (2013) EWCA Civ 478}}

*'''Capacity case.''' Case now on Bailii with a neutral citation number. See [[Y County Council v ZZ (2012) EWHC B34 (COP), (2012) MHLO 179 (COP)]]

*'''Capacity case.''' {{pagesummary|Re SK (2013) MHLO 49}}

*'''LPA case.''' {{pagesummary|Re Goodwin (2013) MHLO 86 (LPA)}}

*'''LPA case.''' {{pagesummary|Re Griggs (2013) MHLO 85 (LPA)}}

*'''LPA case.''' {{pagesummary|Re Baxter (2013) MHLO 75 (LPA)}}

*'''LPA case.''' {{pagesummary|Re Spaas (2013) MHLO 74 (LPA)}}

*'''Legal Aid case.''' {{pagesummary| R (JG) v LSC (2013) EWHC 804 (Admin), (2013) MHLO 76}}

*'''Prison law case.''' {{pagesummary|R (Faulkner) v SSJ (2013) UKSC 23, (2013) MHLO 60}}

*'''Immigration case.''' {{pagesummary|Republic of South Africa v Dewani (2013) EW Misc 8 (MC)}}

*'''Immigration case.''' {{pagesummary|R (T (Sri Lanka)) v SSHD (2013) EWHC 1093 (Admin), (2013) MHLO 62}}

*'''Cheshire West.''' Supreme Court, 'Permission to Appeal results' (July 2012). Permission granted on 10/7/12. Justices: Lady Hale, Lord Clarke, Lord Reed. [[Cheshire West and Chester Council v P (2011) EWCA Civ 1257]]

==Court guidance==
*'''Transparency.'''  Sir James Munby P, 'View from the President's Chambers (4): The process of reform: an update' (July 2013) and Draft Practice Guidance on the Publication of Judgments (12/7/13). See [[Court of Protection]]

==Consultations==
See also: Mental Health Tribunal

*'''Consultation.''' Law Commission, 'Criminal Liability: Insanity and Automatism: A Discussion Paper' (23/7/13). See [[Law Commission]]

*'''Legal Aid.''' The 'Transforming Legal Aid' consultation ran from 9/4/13 to 4/6/13. See [[Consultations#Legal Aid]]

*'''Consultations page.''' The following automated features have been added, in order to make the page easier to navigate: (1) open consultations are marked as such; (2) a list of open consultations appears at the bottom of the page. See [[Consultations]]

==Newsletters==
*'''39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 35, July 2013).''' The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re SK (2013) MHLO 49 — R v Patel [2013] EWCA Crim 965 — Loughlin v Singh [2013] EWHC 1641 (QB) — Simon v Byford & Ors (Re Rose (Deceased)) [2013] EWHC 1490 (Ch) — R (Afework) v London Borough of Camden [2013] EWHC 1637 (Admin). There is also information under the following headings: (a) Update on House of Lords Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005; (b) Statistics upon the MCA 2005; (c) Law Society Practice Note on Financial Abuse. See [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter#July 2013]]

*'''Newsletter.''' 37 Park Square, 'COP E-lerter' (issue 8, 11/6/13). See [[Newsletters#37 Park Square]]

*'''Newsletter.''' Peter Edwards Law, 'The Signpost' (Summer 2013). See [[Newsletters]]

*'''Christopher Buttler, 'Mental Health Law Update' (4-5 Gray's Inn Square, 8/10/12).''' See [http://www.4-5.co.uk/uploads/docs/section5/Mentalhealthlawupdate.pdf 4-5 Gray's Inn Square website] *

==Articles==
*'''BBC, 'Concern over 107-year-old Minnetta Webb's care row' (26/7/13).''' See [[DOLS]]

*'''Mithran Samuel, 'Social workers given legal advice on Mental Capacity Act' (Community Care, 1/3/13).''' See [[Re KK; CC v KK (2012) EWHC 2136 (COP), (2012) MHLO 89]]

*'''Richard Mumford, 'Court of Protection approves arrangements for safeguarding Article 8 rights of detained man' (7/1/13).''' See [[J Council v GU (2012) EWHC 3531 (COP), (2012) MHLO 137]]

*'''Lee Parkhill, 'The scope of section 117 after-care and accommodation' (Local Government Lawyer, 4/7/13).''' See [[R (Afework) v LB Camden (2013) EWHC 1637 (Admin), (2013) MHLO 51]]

*'''BBC, 'Luton council bus driver "forgot woman with dementia"' (14/5/13).''' Prosecution for neglect. See [[MCA 2005 s44]]

*'''Jacqueline Elton, 'How to apply Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards' (Nursing Times, 17/5/13).''' See [[DOLS]]

*'''Victoria Ward, 'Judge to rule if man can refuse help for cancer' (Telegraph, 20/5/13).''' See [[Settled cases and forthcoming judgments]]

*'''Jonathan Auburn and Benjamin Tankel, 'Private care homes and the Human Rights Act' (30/5/13).''' See [[R (Chatting) v Viridian Housing (2012) EWHC 3595 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 177]]

*'''Alex Ruck Keene et al, 'Severed Lasting Powers of Attorney' (July 2013).''' See [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter#July 2013]]

*'''Statistics.''' Andy McNicoll, 'Ethnicity has "no impact" on odds of being detained under Mental Health Act, study finds' (Community Care, 2/7/13). See [[Statistics#Ethnicity]]

*'''Sarah Boseley and James Meikle, 'Court blocks judicial review over "do not resuscitate" orders' (21/12/12).''' See [[R (Tracey) v Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation (2012) EWHC 3670 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 146]]

*'''Lois Williams, 'Back in the spotlight: the detention of mentally ill asylum seekers' (UK Human Rights Blog, 9/10/12).''' Commentary on R (EH) v SSHD [2012] EWHC 2569 (Admin). See [[R (EH) v SSHD (2012) EWHC 2569, (2012) MHLO 181]]

*'''Martha Spurrier, 'European Court got it right on mental health detention delay' (UK Human Rights Blog, 7/5/12).''' See [[MS v UK 24527/08 (2012) ECHR 804, (2012) MHLO 46]]

*'''Paul Milligan, 'NHS trust fined £500,000 after female care worker was stabbed to death by dangerous bipolar patient "who never should have been sent to care home"' (Daily Mail, 19/7/12).''' See [[Miscellaneous external links]]

*'''Manchester Mule, 'Manchester hit by £28m in cuts to mental health care' (4/10/12).''' See [[Miscellaneous external links]]

*'''Local Government Lawyer, 'Mental health trust to retake cuts decision after legal challenge' (19/7/12).''' See [[Miscellaneous external links]]

==Department of Health==
*'''Department of Health, 'Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy service - fifth annual report' (18/2/13).''' [[Independent Mental Capacity Advocate service]]

*'''Department of Health, 'Independent review of the arrangements made by SHAs for the approval of registered medical practitioners and approved clinicians under the Mental Health Act 1983' (5/2/13).''' See [[MHA 1983 s12]]

*'''Department of Health, 'Winterbourne View Hospital: Department of Health review and response' (various documents).''' See [[Miscellaneous external links]]

*'''Department of Health, 'Post-legislative assessment of the Mental Health Act 2007: Memorandum to the Health Committee of the House of Commons' (Cm 8408, 28/8/12).''' See [[Mental Health Act 2007 Overview]]

*'''Department of Health, 'Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) Funding Factsheet for 2013-14' (25/9/12).''' See [[DOLS]]

*'''Department of Health, 'Analysis of the Consultation on Allocation Options for the Funding for Independent Mental Health Advocate Services and the treatment of Armed Forces compensation in charging for social care' (31/10/12).''' See [[Miscellaneous external links]]

*'''Department of Health, 'Records Management: NHS Code of Practice' (30/3/06).''' See [[Miscellaneous external links]]

==Mental Health Tribunal==
*'''Mark Hinchliffe, John Wright and Karen Early, 'New Arrangements for Listing Mental Health Cases' (letter, 2/7/13).''' See [[Mental Health Tribunal#Messages from Deputy Chamber President]]

*'''Tribunal contact details.''' The contact list for the secretariat was updated on 3/6/13. See [[Mental Health Tribunal]]

*'''Consultation (medical examination).''' The Tribunal Procedure Committee propose to amend the rules as follows: (a) to make the medical examination discretionary (except in s2 cases, where there is to be no change); (b) to allow any member of the tribunal to view the medical records (rather than just the medical member); (c) to require either a medical examination or a finding that one is unnecessary or not practicable before a tribunal can proceed in the patient's absence. The relevant documents are: (1) Tribunal Procedure Committee, 'Proposal to amend Rule 34 of the Tribunal Procedure (First-Tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008 (medical examination of the patient in mental health cases): Stakeholder Consultation' (June 2013); (2) Julie McCallen, 'Consultation on proposal to amend the Tribunal Procedure (First-Tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008' (letter, 18/6/13); (3) Tribunal Procedure Committee, 'Questionnaire' (June 2013). Consultation runs from 18/6/13 to 10/9/13. See [[Consultations#Mental Health Tribunal]]

==Mental Capacity Act==
*04/07/13 (19): '''House of Lords MCA commitee.''' The select committee is receiving oral evidence and has called for written evidence to be submitted by 2/9/13. (1) Parliament website, 'Lords scrutinises Mental Capacity Act 2005 and asks: Is it working?' (press release, 26/6/13); (2) Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005, 'Call for evidence' (26/6/13); (3) Committee home page] (with links to transcripts of oral evidence. See [[House of Lords Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005]]

*04/07/13 (4): '''MCA.''' Richard Mumford, 'High level Parliamentary committee asks whether mental capacity laws are working' (UK Human Rights Blog, 3/7/13). See [[House of Lords Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005]]

==OCTET==
*'''Kathryn Walsh, 'Community treatment orders fail to reduce psychiatric readmissions for people with psychosis' (14/5/13).''' This blog post summarises the outcome of the OCTET trial. See [[CTO]]

==Other material==
*'''Official Solicitor.''' From 25/8/13 the offices of the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee will move to: Victory House, 30-34 Kingsway, London WC2B 6EX; DX 141423 Bloomsbury 7. See [[Official Solicitor]]

*'''Police cells.''' HMIC, CQC, HIW and HMIP, 'A Criminal Use of Police Cells? The use of police custody as a place of safety for people with mental health needs' (20/6/13). See [[s136]]

*'''Medical treatment.''' Press Association, 'Wales organ donation opt-out: Q&A' (Guardian, 3/7/13). See [[Miscellaneous external links]]

*'''CQC.''' CQC, 'Thematic review of mental health care announced' (27/6/13). See [[CQC]]

*'''LPAs.''' Ministry of Justice, 'New online application service for Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA)' (press release, 2/7/13). See [[LPA]]

==Books==
*'''New book.''' {{bookold|legalaid}}. This book deals with all areas of Legal Aid (civil and criminal) with a separate chapter for mental health law

*'''New book.''' {{bookold|mht}}

==Website and CPD==
*'''CPD scheme.''' The CPD questionnaire for March 2013 has been uploaded. Subscribe to obtain 12 accredited CPD points online for £60. See [[CPD scheme]]

*'''Cases.''' On 31/7/13 Mental Health Law Online contained [[Mental health case law|1377 categorised cases]]

*'''Asterisks.''' To help clear a backlog of updates, some news items will be added to the [[Updates]] page without being added anywhere else on the website, and (for now) will be marked with asterisks.

*'''Chronology.''' See [[July 2013 chronology]] for this month's changes to the website in date order

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