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==Events==
*'''Philosophy Workshop.''' The Essex Autonomy Project's Advanced Philosophy Workshop will be held on Wednesday '''5/6/13''' at University of Essex, Colchester Campus. The three sessions are: (1) Philosophical Theories of Autonomy; (2) Understanding Others:  Introduction to Critical Hermeneutic Phenomenology; and (3) Recognition-Theory. Cost: £85 per person, including lunch. For details and registration form, see [http://autonomy.essex.ac.uk/advanced-philosophy-workshop EAP website]. See [[Events]]

*'''Autonomy Summer School.''' The Essex Autonomy Project's Autonomy Summer School will be held from Thursday '''4/7/13''' to Saturday '''6/7/13''' inclusive. The aim is 'to equip practitioners and researchers with an understanding of the philosophical ideal of individual autonomy and to provide a forum for the discussion of the dilemmas surrounding its' practical application'. Cost: £650 (residential places), £495 (non-residential places). For details, see [http://autonomy.essex.ac.uk/ahrc-autonomy-summer-school-2012 EAP website]. See [[Events]]

*'''MHLA panel course.''' The Mental Health Lawyers Association will be running their successful two-day course for membership of the Law Society's Mental Health Accreditation Scheme (formerly the MHRT panel) in London on Monday '''10/6/13''' and Tuesday '''11/6/13''' and in Nottingham on Monday '''17/6/13''' and Tuesday '''18/6/13'''. Price: £300 (members); £390 (non-members); £250 (for third and subsequent members in a group). CPD: 12 SRA-accredited hours. See [http://www.mhla.co.uk/meetings-and-courses/accreditation-scheme-courses-in-2013/ MHLA website] for further details and booking form.

*'''New 'Events' box on home page.''' Contact jonathan at mentalhealthlaw.co.uk if you have an event you would like to publicise. See [[Events]]

==Book==
*'''New book on Mental Health Tribunals.''' Fennell, Letts and Wilson, ''Mental Health Tribunals: Law, Policy and Practice'' (Law Society, April 2013). The blurb on the back cover states: 'This practical book provides all professionals, particularly legal represenatives, with an accessible and up-to-date guide to Mental Health Tribunals.' The [[Media:Mental Health Tribunals book foreword.pdf|Foreword]] by Lucy Scott-Moncrieff can be read online. As one of the authors I heartily recommend this book! Purchase from <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1853287350/ref=nosim?tag=mentalhealthlaw-21 Amazon]</span> (you can order even when listed as 'out of stock' as it will be replenished shortly by the Law Society). See [[Books]]

*'''MHT book discount.''' Fennell, Letts and Wilson, ''Mental Health Tribunals: Law, Policy and Practice'' (Law Society, April 2013) is available directly from the Law Society, who are offering a 20% discount to existing and prospective members of the Mental Health Accreditation Scheme (full details should be available on 29/5/13). Contact the Law Society if you have not received your discount code. See [http://bookshop.lawsociety.org.uk/ecom_lawsoc/public/saleproduct.jsf?catalogueCode=9781853287350 Law Society bookshop]

==Cases==

===Mental Health Act cases===
*'''Extra-statutory recommendations case.''' {{pagesummary|EC v Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust (2013) MHLO 47 (CA)}}

*'''Miscellaneous case.''' {{pagesummary|Coombs v North Dorset NHS PCT (2013) EWCA Civ 471, (2013) MHLO 35}}

===Financial capacity cases===
*'''Financial case.''' Summary added. {{pagesummary|Pitt v Holt (2011) EWCA Civ 197}}

*'''Financial case.''' {{pagesummary|Pitt v Holt (2013) UKSC 26, (2013) MHLO 46}}

:*'''Youtube, 'UK Supreme Court Judgments 9th May 2013 - Part 1' (9/5/13).''' Video of Lord Neuberger summarising the Pitt v Holt judgment. See [[Pitt v Holt (2013) UKSC 26, (2013) MHLO 46]]

:*'''Mark Herbert, 'Initial reaction to Pitt v Holt judgment' (5 Stone Buildings, 9/5/13).''' See [[Pitt v Holt (2013) UKSC 26, (2013) MHLO 46]]

*'''Financial deputyship case.''' {{pagesummary|Re GM: MJ and JM v The Public Guardian (2013) MHLO 44 (COP)}}

*'''Will case.''' {{pagesummary|Greaves v Stolkin (2013) EWHC 1140 (Ch), (2013) MHLO 36}}

===Welfare capacity cases===
*'''Best interests case.''' {{pagesummary|Stoke City Council v Maddocks (2013) EWHC 1137 (COP), (2013) MHLO 38}}

:*'''Andy McSmith, 'Justice Secretary asks for review of Court of Protection's powers' (Independent, 2/5/13).''' See [[Stoke City Council v Maddocks (2012) EWHC B31 (COP), (2012) MHLO 111]]

:*'''Lucy Series, 'Human Rights will be in touch' (The Small Places Blog, 24/4/13).''' See [[Stoke City Council v Maddocks (2012) EWHC B31 (COP), (2012) MHLO 111]]

:*'''Andy Dolan, 'Agony of woman locked up for six weeks by secret court just for trying to get her Dad out of care home: The terrifying moment police descended to "cart me off to jail"' (Daily Mail, 24/4/13).''' See [[Stoke City Council v Maddocks (2012) EWHC B31 (COP), (2012) MHLO 111]]

:*'''Steve Doughty, 'Jailed in secret - for trying to rescue her father from care home where she believed he would die' (Daily Mail, 23/4/13).''' See [[Stoke City Council v Maddocks (2012) EWHC B31 (COP), (2012) MHLO 111]]

*'''Best interests case.''' {{pagesummary|PS v LP (2013) EWHC 1106 (COP), (2013) MHLO 43}}

===Litigation capacity case===
*'''Litigation capacity case.''' Transcript and neutral citation now available. {{pagesummary|Baker Tilley (A Firm) v Makar (2013) EWHC 759 (QB), (2013) MHLO 33}}

===Community care case===
*'''Community care case.''' {{pagesummary|SL v Westminster City Council (2013) UKSC 27, (2013) MHLO 45}}

:*'''Youtube, 'UK Supreme Court Judgments 9th May 2013 - Part 2' (9/5/13).''' Video of Lord Carnwath summarising the SL judgment. See [[SL v Westminster City Council (2013) UKSC 27, (2013) MHLO 45]]

===Criminal and extradition cases===
*'''Criminal law case.''' {{pagesummary|R v Dixon (2013) EWCA Crim 465, (2013) MHLO 42}}

*'''Diminished responsibility case.''' {{pagesummary|R v Foye (2013) EWCA Crim 475, (2013) MHLO 40}}

*'''Sentence appeal case.''' {{pagesummary|R v AJR (2013) EWCA Crim 591, (2013) MHLO 37}}

*'''Extradition case.''' {{pagesummary|Bialek v Circuit Court in Warsaw Poland (2013) EWHC 930 (Admin), (2013) MHLO 39}}

===Legal Aid case===
*'''Legal Aid case.''' {{pagesummary|R (T) v LSC (2013) EWHC 960 (Admin), (2013) MHLO 41}}

:*'''Eleanor Battie, 'LAA must give reasons about funding expert assessments in care proceedings' (UK Human Rights Blog, 2/5/13).''' See [[R (T) v LSC (2013) EWHC 960 (Admin), (2013) MHLO 41]]

==Legal Aid==
*'''Ministry of Justice, 'Transforming legal aid: delivering a more credible and efficient system' (consultation paper CP14/2013, 9/4/13).''' This consultation, running from 9/4/13 to 4/6/13, sets out the Government's proposals for further reform of the legal aid system in England and Wales. See [[Consultations#Legal Aid]]

==Court of Protection==
*'''Practice Guidance.''' {{pagesummary|Practice Guidance: Committal for Contempt of Court (2013) EWHC B4 (COP)}}

*'''External link added.''' MOJ website: Court of Protection daily cause list. See [[Court of Protection]]

*'''Chris Green, 'The blind pianist who led our reporter to a closed courtroom' (Independent, 2/5/13).''' See [[Court of Protection#Other links]]

*'''Sue Reid, 'Neil has an IQ of 125 and runs his own business. So why won't a secret court let him spend his own money?' (Daily Mail, 28/4/13).''' See [[Court of Protection#Other links]]

==Newsletters==
*'''New page on website.''' {{pagesummary|Newsletters}}

*'''Mind, 'Legal Newsletter' (Issue 13, April 2013).''' This newsletter contains the following. (1) Articles: (a) Systemic failings of mental health care in immigration detention; (b) Community Treatment Orders and the Octet Study; (c) Mind Crisis Care Campaign; (d) Care and Support Bill and section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983. (2) Case reports: (a) R (Chatting) v Viridian Housing (2012) EWHC 3595 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 177; (b) Bures v the Czech Republic [2012] ECHR 1819; (c) ZH v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis (2013) EWCA Civ 69, (2013) MHLO 9; (d) RCW v A Local Authority [2013] EWHC 235 (Fam). (3) Mental health and human rights update: (a) UN Special Rapporteur on Torture: No More Treatment without Consent; (b) Disability Rights Watch evidence gathering for the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; (c) Equality and Human Rights Commission report on human rights and business; (d) Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody bulletin; (e) Thematic inspection on section 136 police cells as places of safety. (4) Legal Aid update. (5) News: (a) The Fifth Year of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service 2011/2012; (b) Winterbourne View: The final Department of Health report; (c) Disability Hate Crime; (d) Care Quality Commission Reports; (e) Mental Health Discrimination Act 2013; (f) Update on the review of the Public Sector Equality Duty; (g) Public Law Project helpline on civil legal aid and exceptional funding project; (h) Implementing a ban on age discrimination in the NHS. See [[Mind (Charity)]]

*'''39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 33, May 2013).''' The cases mentioned in this issue are: PC and NC v City of York Council [2013] EWCA Civ 478 — Baker Tilly v Makar [2013] EWHC 759 (QB) — A County Council v E (2012) EWHC 4161 (COP), (2012) MHLO 176 — Day & others v Royal College of Music & Harris [2013] EWCA Civ 191 — Re GM (unreported, case no.11843118) — NT v FS (2013) EWHC 684 (COP), (2013) MHLO 18 — DO v LBH (2012) EWHC 4044 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 165 — ET, BT and CT v Islington LBC [2013] EWCA Civ 323. There is also information under the following headings: (a) Managing a bank or building society account on behalf of someone else; (b) Care Quality Commission - Annual DOLS Report; (c) Court of Protection Practitioners Association - London meeting. See [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter#May 2013]]

*'''Ben Troke, 'View from the Coalface' (May 2013).''' Notes from East Midlands MCA/DOLS Forum meetings. See [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter#May 2013]]

*'''Browne Jacobson, 'MCA and DOLS Update Webinar' (April 2013)'''. This webinar covers balancing best interest decisions with allocation of limited resources, looks at 3 MCA cases (on marriage, sterilisation and medical futility), and reviews the latest law on what a deprivation of liberty is. See [[Newsletters]]

==Wales==
*'''Welsh Government, 'The Duty to Review: Inception Report: Post-Legislative Assessment of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010' (8/4/13).''' This report describes the proposed review of the Measure; an interim evaluation report will be published by 31/3/14 and a final report before January 2016. Suggestions are sought for additional or complimentary evidence to inform these reports. See [[Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010]]

==Website and CPD==
*'''MHLO books.''' The Mental Health Law Online [[Annual Review 2012]] has been published in {{amazon|1481965638|paperback|x}} and {{amazon|B00B0VJUUE|Kindle|x}} format, and is now available on Amazon. The Annual Review 2012 contains all news items, arranged thematically, which were added to the website during 2012. The [[Annual Review 2011]] is also now available in {{amazon|1482058022|paperback|x}} and {{amazon|B007GQ7F54|Kindle|x}} formats. See [[Books]]

*'''CPD scheme.''' The questionnaires for February-March 2013 and March 2013 are now available. Obtain 12 accredited CPD points online for £60 by subscribing today. See [[CPD scheme]]

*'''Donations.''' Mental Health Law Online is free to use and maintained on a voluntary basis. If you or your organisation find this website useful, please consider making a donation to contribute to its upkeep. See [[Donations]]

*'''Cases.''' On 31/5/13 Mental Health Law Online contained [[Mental health case law|1368 categorised cases]]

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

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