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==Case law==
===Mental Health Act===
*{{csum|MM v WL Clinic (2015) UKUT 644 (AAC)}}

===Capacity===
*'''DNACPR/capacity case.''' [[Winspear v City Hospitals Sunderland NHSFT (2015) EWHC 3250 (QB), (2015) MHLO 104]] {{pagesummary|Winspear v City Hospitals Sunderland NHSFT (2015) EWHC 3250 (QB), (2015) MHLO 104|d}}

*'''Medical treatment case.''' [[M v Mrs N (2015) EWCOP 76, (2015) MHLO 102]] {{pagesummary|M v Mrs N (2015) EWCOP 76, (2015) MHLO 102|d}}

:*'''Browne Jacobson, 'Shift in Mental Capacity law towards a substituted judgment test' (19/11/15).''' See [[M v Mrs N (2015) EWCOP 76, (2015) MHLO 102]]

*'''Best interests/DOL case.''' [[A Hospital NHS Trust v CD (2015) EWCOP 74, (2015) MHLO 94]] {{pagesummary|A Hospital NHS Trust v CD (2015) EWCOP 74, (2015) MHLO 94|d}}

*'''Deprivation of liberty case.''' [[An NHS Trust v A (2015) EWCOP 71, (2015) MHLO 91]] {{pagesummary|An NHS Trust v A (2015) EWCOP 71, (2015) MHLO 91|d}}

*'''Best interests/DOL case.''' [[A Local Health Board v AB (2015) EWCOP 31, (2015) MHLO 95]] {{pagesummary|A Local Health Board v AB (2015) EWCOP 31, (2015) MHLO 95|d}}

===Lasting Power of Attorney===
*'''LPA case.''' [[XZ v The Public Guardian (2015) EWCOP 35, (2015) MHLO 98]] {{pagesummary|XZ v The Public Guardian (2015) EWCOP 35, (2015) MHLO 98|d}}

*'''LPA case.''' [[The Public Guardian v SR (2015) EWCOP 32, (2015) MHLO 96]] {{pagesummary|The Public Guardian v SR (2015) EWCOP 32, (2015) MHLO 96|d}}

*'''LPA case.''' [[Re DWA (2015) EWCOP 72, (2015) MHLO 92]] {{pagesummary|Re DWA (2015) EWCOP 72, (2015) MHLO 92|d}}

*'''LPA case.''' [[Re AMH (2015) EWCOP 70, (2015) MHLO 90]] {{pagesummary|Re AMH (2015) EWCOP 70, (2015) MHLO 90|d}}

===Deputyship===
*'''Deputyship case.''' [[L v NG (2015) EWCOP 34, (2015) MHLO 97]] {{pagesummary|L v NG (2015) EWCOP 34, (2015) MHLO 97|d}}

*'''Deputyship case.''' [[Re HS (2015) EWCOP 33, (2015) MHLO 96]] {{pagesummary|Re HS (2015) EWCOP 33, (2015) MHLO 96|d}}

*'''Deputyship case.''' [[Re AFR (2015) EWCOP 73, (2015) MHLO 93]] {{pagesummary|Re AFR (2015) EWCOP 73, (2015) MHLO 93|d}}

*'''Receivership/deputyship case.''' This 2013 judgment was only recently published. [[Tricker v Church (2013) EWCOP 2, (2013) MHLO 152]] {{pagesummary|Tricker v Church (2013) EWCOP 2, (2013) MHLO 152|d}}

===Other cases===
*'''Legal Aid case.''' [[R (Howard League for Penal Reform) v Lord Chancellor (2015) EWCA Civ 819, (2015) MHLO 101]] {{pagesummary|R (Howard League for Penal Reform) v Lord Chancellor (2015) EWCA Civ 819, (2015) MHLO 101|d}}

*'''Criminal appeal case.''' [[R v Brown (formerly Latham) (2015) EWCA Crim 1328, (2015) MHLO 100]] {{pagesummary|R v Brown (formerly Latham) (2015) EWCA Crim 1328, (2015) MHLO 100|d}}

*'''Repatriation case.''' [[R (Drammeh) v SSHD (2015) EWHC 2984 (Admin), (2015) MHLO 99]] {{pagesummary|R (Drammeh) v SSHD (2015) EWHC 2984 (Admin), (2015) MHLO 99|d}}

==Legislation==
*'''Private Member's Bill.''' [[Mental Health (Independent Advocacy) (England) Bill 2015]] {{pagesummary|Mental Health (Independent Advocacy) (England) Bill 2015|d}}

*'''Mental Health (Detention in Conditions of Excessive Security) (Scotland) Regulations 2015.''' {{pagesummary|Mental Health (Detention in Conditions of Excessive Security) (Scotland) Regulations 2015|d}}

*'''Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015.''' {{pagesummary|Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015|d}}

*'''Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015.''' {{pagesummary|Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015|d}}

==Office of the Public Guardian==
*'''Office of the Public Guardian, 'Gifts: Deputies and EPA/LPA Attorneys' (Practice Note no 02/2012, September 2015).''' Summary from Government website: "Attorneys and deputies can give gifts on behalf of the person who they have been appointed to help make decisions for. They can only make gifts in some situations and only if it is in the person’s best interests. The practice note explains the Office of the Public Guardian’s (OPG) policy on gifts. It also explains what OPG will do if an attorney or deputy makes a gift that they should not have given." See [[Office of the Public Guardian]]

==College of Policing==
*'''Police consultation.''' The College of Policing are consulting on new police guidance for mental health, from 11/11/15 to 1/1/16. Extract: "The College of Policing has published new draft national guidance clarifying the police's role in dealing with incidents involving people in mental health crisis. The draft Authorised Professional Practice (APP) is now open for consultation and sets out guidance for police officers and staff when investigating an offence or assisting people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and difficulties and other vulnerabilities." See [[Consultations]]

==Other==
*'''39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Law Newsletter' (issue 60, November 2015).''' Links to the July, September and October 2015 editions have also been added. See [[39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Law Newsletter]]

*'''Catherine Fairbairn, 'Powers of attorney and decision-making for another person' (House of Commons Library Briefing Paper number 03898, 4/11/15).''' This paper discusses powers of attorney (ordinary, enduring and lasting), the Court of Protection (decisions and deputies) and social security appointees. See [[Lasting Power of Attorney]]

*'''Alan Erwin, 'Northern Irish anorexic woman will continue fight against treatment in England, court hears' (Belfast Telegraph, 5/8/15).''' Also: Belfast Telegraph, 'Anorexic woman in legal fight against being sent to England for treatment' (27/7/15). See [[Forthcoming judgments]]

*'''Monidipa Fouzder, '"Urgent review" of appropriate adults needed (Law Society Gazette, 26/8/15).''' See [[Appropriate adult]]

*'''National Appropriate Adult Network, 'Ensuring provision of appropriate adults for mentally vulnerable adults detained or interviewed by police' (August 2015).''' details. See [[Appropriate adult]]

==Wales==
*'''Welsh MHA Code of Practice consultation.''' The Welsh Government are consulting on creating their own version of this year's Code of Conduct for England. Closing date 27/11/15. See [[Consultations]]

==Jobs==
*'''Job advert.''' ODonnells Solicitors in Preston are recruiting for a mental health panel member. For further details of this position, see [[Jobs]]

*'''Job advert.''' Peter Edwards Law in Hoylake are recruiting for a Court of Protection lawyer. Closing date 11/12/15. For further details of this position, see [[Jobs]]

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*'''Cases.''' On 30/11/15 Mental Health Law Online contained [[Mental health case law|1729 categorised cases]]

*'''Chronology.''' See [[November 2015 chronology]] for this month's changes to the website in date order.

*'''Redesigned Consultations page.''' The consultations page is now easier to navigate, with consultations categorised into the year in which they ended. There is also a special page allowing you to do detailed searches on the database of consultations. See [[Consultations]]

*'''Monthly updates now contain embedded tweets.''' All monthly update pages now contain tweets (including retweets) from the relevant month. These can be interacted with in the same way as is possible on the Twitter website. For an example, see [[November 2015 update#Twitter]]

*'''Redesigned Jobs page.''' The Jobs page has been improved to make it more professional and accessible - please let your HR department know. Job vacancies can be listed for £60. See [[Jobs]]

*'''Redesigned Events pages.''' Events can now be viewed in the following formats: [[Events|List]] | [[Events table|Searchable table]] | [[Events timeline|Graphical timeline]] | [[Events calendar|Calendar]]. Your events can be listed for £60 (no fee for free events). See [[Events]]

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