View source for May 2010 update

==Case law==
*{{pagesummary|City of Westminster v FS (2009) COP 11685959}}
*{{pagesummary|DH NHS Foundation Trust v PS (2010) EWHC 1217 (Fam)}}
*{{pagesummary|DL-H v Devon Partnership NHS Trust (2010) UKUT 102 (AAC)}}
*{{pagesummary|Eba, Petitioner (2010) CSOH 45}}
*{{pagesummary|G v E (2010) EWHC 621 (Fam)}}
*{{pagesummary|Re MP; LBH v GP (2009) FD08P01058}}
*{{pagesummary|Link Lending Ltd v Bustard sub nom Link Lending Ltd v Hussein (2010) EWCA Civ 424}}
*{{pagesummary|Re HM; PM v KH (2010) EWHC 870 (Fam)}}
*{{pagesummary|R (AC) v Berkshire West PCT (2010) EWHC 1162 (Admin)}}
*{{pagesummary|R (MJ (Angola)) v SSHD (2010) EWCA Civ 557}}
*{{pagesummary|R (SP) v SSJ (2010) EWHC 1124 (Admin)}}
*{{pagesummary|R v Hardy (2010) EWHC 1064 (QB)}}
*{{pagesummary|R v Hughes (2010) EWCA Crim 1026}}
*{{pagesummary|R v Kluxen (2010) EWCA Crim 1081}}
*{{pagesummary|R v Osker (2010) EWCA Crim 955}}
*{{pagesummary|R v Shulman (2010) EWCA Crim 1034}}
*{{pagesummary|RM v St Andrew's Healthcare (2010) UKUT 119 (AAC)}}
*{{pagesummary|Savage v South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (2010) EWHC 865 (QB)}}
==Legislation==
*{{pagesummary|Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009}}
==Other==
*LSC Update published 28/5/10: Important update on timetable for the mental health tender process.  The outcome of the mental health tender process will be announced by 7/6/10 via the E-tendering portal. See [[Legal Aid]]

*MHCS bulletin published on 29/4/10, dealing with absolute discharge and the transfer to hospital of prisoners who are close to the end of their sentence. See [[Ministry of Justice#MHCS documents]]

*New Tribunal policy about victims published. {{pagesummary|Mental Health Tribunal Victims Policy}}
*DH document "The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – the early picture" published 25/5/10, dated April 2010. This document discusses recently-published statistics, and deals with five practice issues entitled (i) The choice of the Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR), (ii) Where a DOL is not authorised, (iii) Setting conditions and effective care planning, (iv) The involvement of the Court of Protection in proposals of “no contact” with named individuals, and (v) Where an authorisation fails to resolve a dispute. See [[DOLS]]

*NHS Information Centre published "Social Care and Mental Health Indicators from the National Indicator Set - further analysis, final, England 2008-09" on 28/4/10. See [[Statistics]]

*GMC published "Guidance for doctors: Treatment and care towards the end of life: Good practice in decision making" on 20/5/10. In force 1/7/10. See [[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Overview]] (external links section)

*CQC published "What to expect if your rights are restricted under the Mental Health Act" (information for patients about about what to expect and how to complain). See [[CQC]]

*"Mental: A History of the Madhouse" and "Sectioned" documentaries broadcast on BBC4. See [[Mental health law in the media]]

*New PPCS contact lists take effect from 1/5/10. They are not in the public domain but can be obtained from the PPCS directly. See [[Ministry of Justice]]

*List of supervisory body contact details updated on 29/4/10. See [[DOLS]]

==Website==
*Wikimentalhealth (Mental Health Law Online) now has a more memorable internet address: <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk]</span>. Nothing else has changed.

*On 31/5/10, the website contained '''752''' [[Mental health case law|categorised cases]].

*Text of Mental Health Act 1983 checked for accuracy as at 1/5/10. See [[Mental Health Act 1983]]

*Case category added, grouping together all mental health Upper Tribunal decisions. See [[:Category:Upper Tribunal decisions]]

*New page added with details of [[Mental health law in the media]]. 

*See [[May 2010 chronology]] for this month's changes to the website in date order

[[Category:Updates]]