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==Cases==
*Nearest relative case. {{pagesummary|GP v Derby City Council (2012) EWHC 1451 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 58}}

*Anorexia treatment case. {{pagesummary|Re E (Medical treatment: Anorexia) (2012) EWHC 1639 (COP), (2012) MHLO 55}}

*Advance decision case. {{pagesummary|X Primary Care Trust v XB (2012) EWHC 1390 (Fam), (2012) MHLO 54}}

*DOLS appeal case. {{pagesummary|EM v SC (2012) EWHC 1518 (COP), (2012) MHLO 56}}

*DOLS appeal. {{pagesummary|Re HA (2012) EWHC 1068 (COP), (2012) MHLO 67}} Transcript provided by Alex Ruck Keene of 39 Essex Street Chambers

*Family Division case. {{pagesummary|HSE Ireland v SF (A Minor) (2012) EWHC 1640 (Fam), (2012) MHLO 69}}

*Family Division case. {{pagesummary|Re DS; A Local Authority v DS (2012) EWHC 1442 (Fam), (2012) MHLO 68}}

*PI case. {{pagesummary|Sedge v Prime (2012) MHLO 66 (QB)}}

*Article 3 case. {{pagesummary|Parascineti v Romania 32060/05 (2012) MHLO 59 (ECHR)}}

*RAS case. {{pagesummary|R (KM) v Cambridgeshire CC (2012) UKSC 23, (2012) MHLO 57}}

*LPA case. {{pagesummary|Re O'Brien (2012) MHLO 65 (LPA)}}

*LPA case. {{pagesummary|Re Strange (2012) MHLO 64 (LPA)}}

*LPA case. {{pagesummary|Re Smith (2012) MHLO 63 (LPA)}}

*LPA case. {{pagesummary|Re McGreen (2012) MHLO 62 (LPA)}}

*LPA case. {{pagesummary|Re Llewelyn (2012) MHLO 61 (LPA)}}

*LPA case. {{pagesummary|Re Phillips (2012) MHLO 60 (LPA)}}

==Legal Aid==
*Following a consultation process (held as a result of judicial review proceedings) the LSC has decided to discontinue the Specialist Support Service. Contracts will end on 6/7/12. See [[Consultations#Legal Services Commission]]

==Newsletter and articles==
*39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 22, June 2012). The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re HA [2012] EWHC 1068 (COP), [2012] MHLO 67 — Re G [2012] EWCA Civ 431, [2012] MHLO 52 — A Local Authority v DS [2012] EWHC 1442 (Fam), [2012] MHLO 68 — Sedge v Prime [2012] MHLO 66 (QB). See [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter]]

*Stephen Adams, 'Kidney failure patient forced to have dialysis' (Telegraph, 29/5/12). See [[Settled cases and forthcoming judgments#Re S (Kidney dialysis, Parker J)]]

*O'Donnells Solicitors, 'Latest news: Cheshire West' (May 2012, no 1) and O'Donnells Solicitors, 'Cheshire West Latest' (May 2012, no 3). The Supreme Court is expected to decide on leave to appeal in the Cheshire West and P & Q cases by the end of June 2012. See [[Cheshire West and Chester Council v P (2011) EWCA Civ 1257]]

*Daniel Sokol, '"As hard as it gets": the case of anorexic E and the right to die' (Guardian, 19/6/12). See [[Re E (Medical treatment: Anorexia) (2012) EWHC 1639 (COP), (2012) MHLO 55]]

==Events==
*The 2012 Annual 'Taking Stock' Conference (The Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts in Practice) will take place at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester on 12/10/12. Speakers: Peter Jackson, Yogi Amin, Sue Bailey, Angela Downing, Phil Fennell, Richard Jones, Shôn Lewis, Penny Letts, Katharine Scott. Price: £155; £135 for confirmed bookings made before 15/6/12; concessions for voluntary sector organisations. CPD: 4.5 accredited hours. See flyer for further information about the programme and speakers, and for a booking form. See [[Events]]

*The MHLA course for membership of the Law Society's mental health accreditation scheme took place in Leeds on Monday '''18/6/12''' and Tuesday '''19/6/12'''. The LSC is actively considering making membership of the scheme a requirement for tribunal advocates in the next Legal Aid contract. Price: £300 (members); £390 (non-members); £250 (for third and subsequent members in a group). CPD: 12 SRA-accredited hours. See [[Events]]

==Wales==
*The text of various Welsh Assembly emails has been added. 17/5/12: 'Making of the Mental Health (Primary Care Referrals and Eligibility to Conduct Primary Care Assessments) (Wales) Regulations 2012' — 9/5/12: 'The Mental Health (Secondary Mental Health Services) (Wales) Order 2012' — 9/5/12: 'Making of the Mental Health (Regional Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2012' — 23/2/12: 'Consultation on draft Regulations under the Mental Health (Wales) Measure'. See [[Welsh Assembly emails]]

==Website/CPD==
*The May 2012 CPD questionnaire is now online. Obtain 12 accredited CPD points for £60. See [[CPD scheme]]

*On 30/6/12 Mental Health Law Online contained [[Mental health case law|1203 categorised cases]]

*Thanks to Alex Ruck Keene of 39 Essex Street Chambers for the transcript of [[Re HA (2012) EWHC 1068 (COP), (2012) MHLO 67]]

*Please subscribe to Mental Health Law Online's new discussion list. This is separate from the email updates list, which remains unchanged. The discussion list covers all aspects of mental health law in England and Wales, from the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Health Tribunal, to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Court of Protection. See [[Discussion]]

*You can now receive monthly updates delivered automatically to your Kindle e-reader. See [[Kindle updates]]

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

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