View source for November 2008 chronology

See [[November 2008 update]] for a summary of these changes. 

*29/11/08: Old cases added... [[AG's reference (no 127 of 2006) sub nom R v H (2007) EWCA Crim 53]] (criminal law), [[‎R (TB) v The Combined Court at Stafford (2006) EWHC 1645 (Admin)]] (criminal law), [[Re MAB; X City Council v MB (2006) EWHC 168 (Fam)]] (capacity), and [[‎IH v UK 17111/04 (2005)]] (deprivation of liberty)

*28/11/08: New case added... [[R (F) v SSJ (2008) EWHC 2912 (Admin)]] (deprivation of liberty)

*28/11/08: Old cases added... [[Morley v UK 16084/03 (2004)]], [[‎Morsink v The Netherlands 48865/99 (2004) ECHR 197]], [[Brand v The Netherlands 49902/99 (2004) ECHR 196]], [[‎Rutten v The Netherlands 32605/96 (2001) ECHR 482]] (deprivation of liberty cases); [[‎Edwards v UK 46477/99 (2002) ECHR 303]] (miscellaneous - Article 2)

*28/11/08: From 31/10/08 to 23/1/09 the LSC are "consulting" on Civil Bid Rounds for 2010 Contracts... See [[Legal Aid]]

*26/11/08: Old cases added... [[DN v Switzerland 27154/95 (2001) ECHR 235]] (bias), [[McGrady, Re Application for Judicial Review (2003) NIQB 15]] (bias, miscellaneous), and [[Bensaid v UK 44599/98 (2001) ECHR 82]] (deportation)

*26/11/08: The Department of Health have published the second edition of their Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards newsletter... See [[Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards]]

*25/11/08: New case transcript added... [[R (N) v Coventry City Council (2008) EWHC 2786 (Admin)]] (community care)

*24/11/08: Some pages relevant to welfare benefits for hospital in-patients added... See [[Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005]], [[RD v SSWP (2008) EWHC 2635 (Admin)]], [[R (RJM) v SSWP (2008) UKHL 63]], [[Stec v UK 65731/01 (2006) ECHR 393]], [[Stec v UK 65731/01 (2005) ECHR 924]]

*23/11/08: Further detail added to each page relating to a Mental Health Act 1983 section... Pages now have details of related court cases and relevant chapters of the [[Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983]] and [[Mental Health Act 1983 Code Of Practice for England]]. See [[Mental Health Act 1983]]

*22/11/08: The Department of Health updated their list of current IMCA organisations on 20/11/08... See [[Independent Mental Capacity Advocate service]]

*21/11/08: Text of Welsh Tribunal rules added to website... See [[Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales Rules 2008]]

*19/11/08: New Tribunal forms added, for First-tier and Upper Tribunals... See [[Tribunal forms]]

*19/11/08: Tribunal-related secondary legislation added... [[Appeals from the Upper Tribunal to the Court of Appeal Order 2008]] and [[‎First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) Order 2008]]

*19/11/08: Tribunal Practice Directions added... Practice Direction: Use of the Welsh language in Tribunals in Wales and Practice Direction: Transcripts of Proceedings. See [[Tribunal Rules]]

*19/11/08: Text of new English rules added to the site... See [[Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008]] and [[Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008]]

*19/11/08: New pages for the new Tribunals... See [[Mental Health Tribunal]] (England) and [[Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales]]. Also, new page added for [[Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland]]

*19/11/08: Legal Aid page updated... See [[Legal Aid]] (But NB there is still a lot of work to do on this page)

*15/11/08: On 14/11/08 the DH published a draft "forms and record-keeping guide" for managing authorities in England. This is in addition to the document already published for supervisory bodies... See [[Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Standard Forms]]

*15/11/08: Secondary legislation added... See [[Mental Health Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008]]

*13/11/08: New categories created relating to the law in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. Those of you in those jurisdictions are encouraged to add some detail... See [[:Category:Scotland]], [[:Category:Northern Ireland]] and [[:Category:Southern Ireland]]

*12/11/08: On 6/11/08 the DH published a list of current IMCA organisations... See [[Independent Mental Capacity Advocate service]]

*11/11/08: Case added to Bailii and given neutral citation number... See [[R (SSG) v Liverpool City Council (2002) EWHC 2803 (Admin)]]

*10/11/08: The final version of Practice Direction: Health Education and Social Care Chamber: Mental Health Cases (dated 30/10/08) is now available, as is a summary document entitled "The new unified Tribunals system"... See [[Tribunal Rules]]

*09/11/08: Transcripts for some cases have been uploaded onto the Bailii website. Now there are links to transcripts for all 248 cases on Wikimentalhealth... See [[R (IT) v SSJ (2008) EWHC 1707]], [[R (B) v London Borough of Camden (2006) EWCA Civ 246]], [[R (Care Principles Ltd) v MHRT; R (AL) v Care Principles Ltd (2006) EWHC 3194 (Admin)]], [[R (O) v MHRT (2006) EWHC 2659 (Admin)]], [[LLBC v TG (2007) EWHC 2640 (Fam)]], [[R (T) v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (2006) EWHC 800 (Admin)]], and [[R (SSHD) v MHRT, re BR (2005) EWCA Civ 1616]]

*07/11/08: Amazon Bookshop (with selected mental health law books) added... See [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wikimentalhealth-21 Wikimentalhealth recommended books]

*06/11/08: Case added... [[Renolde v France 5608/05 (2008) ECHR 1085]] (miscellaneous - Article 2)

*06/11/08: The Mental Health Act Commission published guidance notes relevant to Wales yesterday, to take effect from 3/11/08... See [[Mental Health Act Commission]]

*05/11/08: The Department of Health has published a new patient information leaflet entitled "Your nearest relative under the Mental Health Act 1983 "... See [[Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets]]

*05/11/08: Leaflets for restricted patients, non-restricted patients, and nearest relatives published by Tribunals Service... See [[Mental Health Review Tribunal]] for links and some of the deliberate mistakes

*04/11/08: Acts added... [[UK Borders Act 2007]] and [[Immigration Act 1971]] in the new [[:Category:Deportation]]. And [[Family Law Act 1996]], [[Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007‎]], [[Legal Services Act 2007‎]], the relevant parts of which are not in force yet.

*03/11/08: Case added... [[R (IT) v SSJ (2008) EWHC 1707]] (Ministry of Justice, discharge conditions, deprivation of liberty)

*03/11/08: Today is the implementation date of the majority of changes made to the Mental Health Act 1983  and to the Tribunal system... There have been nine commencement orders under the [[Mental Health Act 2007]], and all changes have been brought into force except: {{mha change|IMHA}}; {{mha change|age appropriate}}; {{mha change|organisation}}; {{mha change|DOLS}}. See [[Mental Health Act 2007 Overview]] for details of the changes.

*03/11/08: The following updated documents, which all have separate versions for England and for Wales, take effect today... [[Mental Health Act 1983 Codes of Practice]]; [[Mental Health Regulations]] and various other items of secondary legislation; [[Mental Health Act 1983 Statutory Forms]]; [[Reference Guide to the Mental Health Act 1983]]; [[Mental Health Act 1983 information leaflets]]. The [[Mental Health Act Commission]] have issued new Guidance Notes and forms.

*03/11/08: Changes to the Tribunal system under the [[Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007]] come into force today... New [[Tribunal Rules]] are available - separate for England and for Wales - and the final version of the practice direction for mental health cases in England should be available today.

*03/11/08: Some secondary legislation under the [[Mental Capacity Act 2005]] also comes into force today... See [[Mental Capacity Act 2005 Overview#Deprivation of Liberty]].

*03/11/08: On 31/10/08 the Department of Health published a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the Mental Health Act 2007... See [[Mental Health Act 2007 Overview#Resources|Mental Health Act 2007 Overview]]

*02/11/08: Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008 added... This deals with cross-border arrangements and came into force on 28/10/08. See [[Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008]]

*01/11/08: Mental Health Act Commission issued updated Guidance Notes to take effect on 3/11/08. They also published some updated forms... See [[MHAC]]

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