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	486	6 October 2020
Missing Hospital Managers Reviews Mental Health Act hmh	12	216	24 September 2025
Old editions of books for sale Other	4	189	24 September 2025
CTO in Scotland Mental Health Act	6	60	24 September 2025
How would I go about finding a Court of Protection case without a case number...? Mental Capacity Act	5	57	24 September 2025
What happens if a nearest relative requests to discharge a patient on S3 but there has been no response? Mental Health Act	10	215	23 September 2025
CTO and Section 3 (renewal dates) Mental Health Act	2	201	23 September 2025
Lawfulness of earlier first statutory referrals by the MOJ Mental Health Tribunal referral , status-change In Ministry of Justice, ‘Mental Health Casework Section stakeholder update’ (July 2025) it is explained that s37/41 restricted hospital order patients (or s45A hybrid order patients) who had previously been transferred u…	6	189	22 September 2025
Help finding a case - R v Callaghan (Calocane) Mental Health Act locating-judgment	2	52	21 September 2025
Homelessness and S117 - can OR change during a s2 admission before a s3 for the purpose of s117 Mental Health Act	4	190	17 September 2025
Nottingham Inquiry report Other	10	366	17 September 2025
Co-detention: Unfit 37/41 and 3 Mental Health Act	1	129	16 September 2025
Two hospital orders dated the same day Mental Health Act	0	59	11 September 2025
Court Common Platform Mental Health Act	1	77	10 September 2025
Tribunal on the last day of s2, can the panel consider criteria for s3? Mental Health Tribunal	5	153	10 September 2025
Would the Court of Appeal ever make a hospital order when the patient no longer meets the detention criteria? Mental Health Tribunal	0	72	9 September 2025
Time travel when the Court of Appeal impose a hospital order (when does it begin?) Mental Health Tribunal	0	62	9 September 2025
Expert Witnesses must disclose all judicial criticisms. Other	0	98	7 September 2025
Covert medication and help with FOI request to Medical Practitioners Tribunal Other	13	375	4 September 2025
Peer Review Consultant Required Other legal-aid	3	169	4 September 2025
When Autism is Pathologised Mental Health Act	8	263	31 August 2025
Section 2 patient - A2 form does not indicate if P informed of their rights nor if NR was consulted Mental Health Act mha-forms	0	196	29 August 2025
Defective section papers (s2 application doesn't say whether NR informed) Mental Health Act mha-forms	3	231	29 August 2025
Police procedure when sectioning after/during an arrest -- whether to declare arrest for visa purposes Other	2	178	29 August 2025
When must RC-Specific powers cease? Mental Health Act	18	234	28 August 2025
Nearest Relative Discharge Request - when does email take effect? Mental Health Act nr	4	236	28 August 2025
Transfer to hospital while on remand and Form H3 Mental Health Act	4	118	26 August 2025
2 months on Urgent DOLS instead of Section3 Mental Health Act	9	205	26 August 2025
Victim Impact Statements at Tribunals Other	6	152	25 August 2025
Is forensic psychiatry more a legal than a medical discipline? Other	1	156	25 August 2025