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==Case law==

*'''Section 117 case.''' {{pagesummary|R (Sunderland City Council) v South Tyneside Council (2012) EWCA Civ 1232, (2012) MHLO 117}}

*'''Lawfulness of transfer decision.''' {{pagesummary|R (L) v West London MH NHS Trust (2012) EWHC 3200 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 114}}

*'''Capacity case.''' {{pagesummary|A, B and C v X, Y and Z (2012) EWHC 2400 (COP), (2012) MHLO 112}}

*'''Capacity case (imprisonment for contempt).''' {{pagesummary|SCC v JM (2012) MHLO 111 (COP)}}

*'''Capacity case (deputyship).''' {{pagesummary|Re AS; SH v LC (2012) MHLO 113 (COP)}}

*'''Family Division case involving capacity.''' {{pagesummary|Re CA (A Baby); Coventry City Council v C (2012) EWHC 2190 (Fam), (2012) MHLO 110}}

*'''Capacity case.''' {{pagesummary|Dunhill v Burgin (2012) EWHC 3163 (QB), (2012) MHLO 115}}

*'''Capacity case.''' Supreme Court permission granted on 23/10/12. {{pagesummary|Dunhill v Burgin (2012) EWCA Civ 397, (2012) MHLO 33}}

*'''Court Martial.''' {{pagesummary|Court Martial in the case of Sergeant Nightingale (2012) MHLO 116}}

*'''Cheshire West case.''' The Supreme Court may hear the Cheshire West case from 22/10/13 to 24/10/13... but the Supreme Court registry say the hearing dates have not been confirmed. See [[Cheshire West and Chester Council v P (2011) EWCA Civ 1257]]

==Legislation==
*'''Legislation.''' {{pagesummary|Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act 2012}} 

*'''Legislation.''' External links in relation to Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act 2012: (1) Legislation.gov.uk (text of Act); (2) Parliament website: Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act 2012-13 (progress of the Bill and explanatory notes); (3) Parliament website, 'Lords considers Mental Health (Approval Functions) Bill' (1/11/12); (4) They Work For You: Commons debates on 30/10/12; (5) Dept of Health, 'Action to clarify processes under the Mental Health Act' (press release, 29/10/12); (6) Dept of Health, 'Technical change to the process for approving doctors working under the Mental Health Act' (letter to Local Authority Directors of Adult Social Services, 29/10/12). See [[Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act 2012]]

*'''Legislation.''' {{pagesummary|Administration of Justice Act 1969}}

==Articles==
*'''Rick Dewsbury, 'Social workers took newborn baby from mother by obtaining her consent while she was dosed up with morphine' (Mail, 16/8/12).''' See [[Re CA (A Baby); Coventry City Council v C (2012) EWHC 2190 (Fam), (2012) MHLO 110]]

*'''Neil Allen, 'Court of Protection Note: Restricting or depriving liberty?' (September 2012).''' See [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter]]

==Newsletters==
*'''39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 27, November 2012).''' The cases mentioned in this issue are: CYC v PC and NC [2012] MHLO 103 (COP) — A, B and C v X, Y and Z [2012] EWHC 2400 (COP) — An NHS Trust v (1) K and (2) Another Foundation Trust [2012] EWHC 2922 (COP) — An NHS Trust v Mr and Mrs H & Ors [2012] EWHC B18 (Fam) — Re AS (unreported, 7.12.11) — Re Clarke [2012] EWHC 2256 (COP), [2012] MHLO 107, Re Clarke [2012] EWHC 2714 (COP), [2012] MHLO 108, Re Clarke [2012] EWHC 2947 (COP), [2012] MHLO 109 — SCC v JM & Ors (unreported, 31.8.12) — R (Sunderland City Council) v South Tyneside Council [2012] EWCA Civ 1232 — Kedzior v Poland [2012] ECHR 1809, Application No. 45026/07) — Bureš v. the Czech Republic [2012] ECHR 1819 (Application No. 37679/08) — RP v UK 38245/08 [2012] ECHR 1796, [2012] MHLO 102. Further information is given under the following headings: Practice and procedure - liaison with the Home Office; Guide for social workers upon when to consider making an application to the Court of Protection. See [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter]]

*'''39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 26, October 2012).''' The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re KK; CC v KK [2012] EWHC 2136 (COP), [2012] MHLO 89 — Re J (A Child: Disclosure) [2012] EWCA Civ 1204. Further information is given under the following headings: Amendment of Schedule 3 to the MCA 2005; Serious Case Review into the murder of Martin Hyde; Draft Indian Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill. See [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter]]

*'''39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 25, September 2012).''' The cases mentioned in this issue are: Re MW; LB Hammersmith and Fulham v MW [2012] MHLO 82 (COP) — Coventry City Council v C, B, CA and CH [2012] EWHC 2190 (Fam) — Davis v West Sussex County Council [2012] EWHC 2152 (QB), [2012] MHLO 83 — Further information is given under the following headings: Funding; MCA literature review; Consultation on new safeguarding power. See [[39 Essex Street COP Newsletter]]

==Website==
*'''New website feature.''' Recent Twitter 'retweets' appear on website home page. These are often updates that have not yet been added to the website.

*'''The CPD questionnaire for September 2012 is now online.''' Obtain 12 SRA-accredited CPD points online for £60. See [[CPD scheme]]

*'''Discussion list.''' 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]]

*'''Cases.''' On 30/11/12 Mental Health Law Online contained [[Mental health case law|1253 categorised cases]]

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

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