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 Health Tribunal Topics about, or mostly about, the First-tier Tribunal’s mental health jurisdiction in England or the MHRT for Wales. Mental Capacity Act Topics about, or mostly about, the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the "Law and practice" category Law and practice	0	478	6 October 2020
Definition of "hospital managers" Mental Health Act	20	139	8 May 2025
Medication imposed in community after discharge Mental Health Act treatment	1	22	8 May 2025
Timeframe for conveying to hospital after application made Mental Health Act	1	17	8 May 2025
Potential reduction in paper hearings for CTO patients Mental Health Tribunal referral , cto	8	33	7 May 2025
RCs interfering in patients' tribunal application decisions Mental Health Tribunal	2	89	5 May 2025
Section 37/41 patient ending up on s47/49 Mental Health Act	5	187	5 May 2025
DPA issues Other	1	18	5 May 2025
Homicide & Insanity x 2 Other homicide , insanity	0	38	4 May 2025
Freedom of Information Act Other	2	26	3 May 2025
Discharging a patient without the RC seeing them Mental Health Act leave	2	51	2 May 2025
Covert medication and help with FOI request to Medical Practitioners Tribunal Other	10	267	2 May 2025
Representing two separate section 2 patients who are in dispute with each other Mental Health Act	2	97	2 May 2025
How do we help our brother as a Nearest Relative? Mental Health Act nr	3	120	29 April 2025
Police detention clock -- arrest, s136, common law Mental Health Act	0	55	25 April 2025
National Nightmares: s136(2A) and s136B time limits Mental Health Act	21	526	25 April 2025
Notional section 37 -- tribunal referral at 6 months? Mental Health Tribunal referral	3	113	24 April 2025
UK Supreme court rules that a woman is a woman Other	0	53	21 April 2025
Rule 35 paper hearing and capacity Mental Health Tribunal	2	75	15 April 2025
S.117 & "incapacity" Law and practice aftercare	4	115	14 April 2025
Section 117 responsibility when patient changes GP in hospital Mental Health Act aftercare	2	54	14 April 2025
Lawfulness of ward with no RMN on shift Other	4	155	14 April 2025
Risks of whistleblowing Other	7	109	13 April 2025
Assessment under the MHA whilst under arrest Mental Health Act police	1	98	12 April 2025
Section 47/49 female lifer still detained 2 years after winning tribunal -- what type of solicitor needed? Mental Health Act	4	73	9 April 2025
Does RC cover out of hours have to be provided by someone AC-approved? Mental Health Act	2	52	8 April 2025
Trust delaying access to records for weeks despite client authority and tribunal directions Mental Health Act records	2	63	8 April 2025
Typo at S.72(1)(b) MHA 1983 Mental Health Act	1	73	7 April 2025
Section 117 aftercare and how funding is assessed -- is the default a 50/50 split? Mental Health Act aftercare	3	85	7 April 2025
Level 1 fee for client who does not engage Mental Health Tribunal	3	24	7 April 2025