Law and practice

Other Law and practice topics that don’t fit into the other sub-categories. Mental Health Act Topics about, or mostly about, the Mental Health Act 1983. Mental Capacity Act Topics about, or mostly about, the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Mental Health Tribunal Topics about, or mostly about, the First-tier Tribunal’s mental health jurisdiction in England or the MHRT for Wales.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the "Law and practice" category Law and practice	0	448	6 October 2020
Records of detention from 50 years ago? Mental Health Act aftercare	2	64	26 July 2024
Divorced during Bipolar relapse Other	0	91	26 July 2024
S2 MHA Leaflet in Slovakian Mental Health Act patient-information	0	10	25 July 2024
Repatriation of foreign nationals (restricted patients) Law and practice	2	175	23 July 2024
S117 Welsh patient Mental Health Act aftercare	1	204	23 July 2024
Invalid section 3 and S117 aftercare Mental Health Act aftercare	4	254	22 July 2024
Section 3 Next of Kin Mental Health Act nr	4	239	20 July 2024
King's speech Law and practice	5	247	18 July 2024
My British born family member has been detained in a Tenerife psychiatric hospital due to first episode psychosis and the consulate won’t help Other	6	258	18 July 2024
Court Fees for Section 135 warrant Mental Health Act	2	194	14 July 2024
Tribunal making recommendations on care/treatment/ onward discharge destination Mental Health Tribunal	0	251	14 July 2024
DoLS - P's RPR has become a Trustee at P's care home Mental Capacity Act	5	150	12 July 2024
Suicide prevention where there is capacity Other	8	271	10 July 2024
Referral Tribunals and paper hearings Law and practice	2	203	10 July 2024
S.5(2) transfer Mental Health Act	4	855	10 July 2024
Looking for a MH Lawyer - s2 in Surrey Mental Health Act lawyer-needed	8	210	9 July 2024
Certificated work Other	3	158	8 July 2024
Independent expert required - ADHD/ASD assessment Other independent-expert	1	120	5 July 2024
S37/41 Discharge to victim's address Other	0	282	2 July 2024
Section 5(2) on a CTO Patient Other	9	348	2 July 2024
Section 3 - name of where treatment is available not mentioned on the A8 form Mental Health Act mha-forms	4	315	26 June 2024
Admission without AMHP application Other mha-forms	4	333	26 June 2024
Deprivation of liberty - how many times? Other dol	3	340	25 June 2024
Discharging 47/49 patients Mental Health Act	2	278	25 June 2024
S.117 aftercare refusal and restricted patients Other aftercare	2	253	24 June 2024
Capacity disputes Mental Capacity Act	3	272	23 June 2024
Informal patient agreement Other	2	582	21 June 2024
S2 MHT and section papers Mental Health Act	2	286	20 June 2024
What is the precedent of a patient being given leave when in seclusion Mental Health Act	3	470	17 June 2024