# Updates

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## [Case (Self-harm and Article 2). Gloucestershire City Council v AB \[2022\] EWCOP 42](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-self-harm-and-article-2-gloucestershire-city-council-v-ab-2022-ewcop-42/1393)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [4 December 2022 11:36 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-self-harm-and-article-2-gloucestershire-city-council-v-ab-2022-ewcop-42/1393 "2022-12-04T11:36:40Z")

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— "On the afternoon of 29 September 2022, the Official Solicitor submitted that an operational duty had arisen under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights for the public bodies to take reasonable steps to …

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## [Case (Costs). R v Nelson (2022) EWHC 2928 (SCCO)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-costs-r-v-nelson-2022-ewhc-2928-scco/1397)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [4 December 2022 12:31 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-costs-r-v-nelson-2022-ewhc-2928-scco/1397 "2022-12-04T12:31:50Z")

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— The barrister appealed the determining officer's decision on his fees for a complex mental health criminal appeal. He had claimed £4,350 for c.20 hours work prior to the leave to appeal hearing and £7,500 for a subsequ…

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## [Case (Sperm). Re X (Catastrophic injury: Collection and storage of sperm) \[2022\] EWCOP 48](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-sperm-re-x-catastrophic-injury-collection-and-storage-of-sperm-2022-ewcop-48/1398)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [4 December 2022 12:52 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-sperm-re-x-catastrophic-injury-collection-and-storage-of-sperm-2022-ewcop-48/1398 "2022-12-04T12:52:06Z")

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— The parents of X, who had collapsed suddenly and had virtually no prospect of regaining consciousness, sought a declaration that it would be lawful for a doctor to retrieve X's gametes and lawful for those gametes to b…

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## [Case (Social worker removed). Elaine Lillian McDowell \[2022\] MHLO 5 (SWE)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-social-worker-removed-elaine-lillian-mcdowell-2022-mhlo-5-swe/1401)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [6 December 2022 18:10 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-social-worker-removed-elaine-lillian-mcdowell-2022-mhlo-5-swe/1401 "2022-12-06T18:10:47Z")

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— The social worker had carried out an inappropriate emergency transfer of a resident from extra-care housing, where the resident had been happy, to a nursing home, where she was less happy, without consulting staff, and…

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## [Case (Medical treatment). Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust v MB \[2022\] EWCOP 43](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-medical-treatment-newcastle-upon-tyne-nhs-foundation-trust-v-mb-2022-ewcop-43/1394)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [4 December 2022 11:51 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-medical-treatment-newcastle-upon-tyne-nhs-foundation-trust-v-mb-2022-ewcop-43/1394 "2022-12-04T11:51:39Z")

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— "The Trust seeks declarations and orders under section 15 and section 4A(3) and section 16 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 ('MCA') that: (1) MB lacks capacity to conduct these proceedings and make decisions regarding t…

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## [MHT and victims. Jag Bahra, 'High Court victory for victims' rights and open justice' (Saunders Law, 13/1/23)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/mht-and-victims-jag-bahra-high-court-victory-for-victims-rights-and-open-justice-saunders-law-13-1-23/1434)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [14 January 2023 10:56 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/mht-and-victims-jag-bahra-high-court-victory-for-victims-rights-and-open-justice-saunders-law-13-1-23/1434 "2023-01-14T10:56:35Z")

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— This press release notes that: (1) prior to the decision in Maher v First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) \[2023\] EWHC 34 (Admin), the Mental Health Tribunal was "perhaps the only Court left that operates entirely in secr…

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## [Case (Failure to provide reasons to victim). Maher v First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health) \[2023\] EWHC 34 (Admin)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-failure-to-provide-reasons-to-victim-maher-v-first-tier-tribunal-mental-health-2023-ewhc-34-admin/1432)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [14 January 2023 00:05 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-failure-to-provide-reasons-to-victim-maher-v-first-tier-tribunal-mental-health-2023-ewhc-34-admin/1432 "2023-01-14T00:05:42Z")

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— (1) The Mental Health Tribunal in its first decision, in which it had refused to provide the mother of a victim of manslaughter the reasons for the conditional discharge decision, or a gist of them, had unlawfully fett…

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## [Provision of tribunal reasons to victims](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/provision-of-tribunal-reasons-to-victims/1433)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [14 January 2023 10:21 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/provision-of-tribunal-reasons-to-victims/1433 "2023-01-14T10:21:40Z")

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— The High Court has decided that the tribunal's previous blanket policy of refusing to provide reasons to victims was unlawful; the further refusal decision made during the JR proceedings was also unlawful and had faile…

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## [Job advert. Spire Barristers, Leeds - Public Law Team: Court of Protection, Education and Inquests (listed until 13/4/23)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/job-advert-spire-barristers-leeds-public-law-team-court-of-protection-education-and-inquests-listed-until-13-4-23/1431)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [13 January 2023 22:50 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/job-advert-spire-barristers-leeds-public-law-team-court-of-protection-education-and-inquests-listed-until-13-4-23/1431 "2023-01-13T22:50:40Z")

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See Jobs Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Spire\_Barristers,\_Leeds\_-\_Public\_Law\_Team:\_Court\_of\_Protection,\_Education\_and\_Inquests\_(listed\_until\_13/4/23)?id=130123-2245

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## [December 2022 update](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/december-2022-update/1429)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [9 January 2023 13:58 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/december-2022-update/1429 "2023-01-09T13:58:26Z")

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Website Magic Book. The Magic Book is a database of contact details. The main idea is to add the hospitals and other places you visit (not just your own place of work). To create/edit contacts, there is no need to log …

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## [Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 128, December 2022)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/mental-capacity-law-newsletter-39-essex-chambers-mental-capacity-report-issue-128-december-2022/1428)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [9 January 2023 13:57 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/mental-capacity-law-newsletter-39-essex-chambers-mental-capacity-report-issue-128-december-2022/1428 "2023-01-09T13:57:56Z")

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— "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: Collection of sperm where a person is on the edge of brain death; public protection and deprivations of liberty; and many ne…

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## [November 2022 update](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/november-2022-update/1427)

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**Last updated:** [9 January 2023 13:57 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/november-2022-update/1427 "2023-01-09T13:57:33Z")

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Website Magic Book. The Magic Book is a database of contact details. The main idea is to add the hospitals and other places you visit (not just your own place of work). To create/edit contacts, there is no need to log …

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## [Case (Paedophilia and DOLS). DY v A City Council \[2022\] EWCOP 51](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-paedophilia-and-dols-dy-v-a-city-council-2022-ewcop-51/1415)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [18 December 2022 22:03 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-paedophilia-and-dols-dy-v-a-city-council-2022-ewcop-51/1415 "2022-12-18T22:03:21Z")

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— DY was a man in his 20s with autistic spectrum disorder, generalised anxiety disorder and paedophilia. He was subject to a SHPO, due to expire in three months, having been convicted of two sexual assaults of a girl age…

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## [JR guide. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 'The Administrative Court Judicial Review Guide 2022' (October 2022)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/jr-guide-courts-and-tribunals-judiciary-the-administrative-court-judicial-review-guide-2022-october-2022/1414)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [18 December 2022 21:17 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/jr-guide-courts-and-tribunals-judiciary-the-administrative-court-judicial-review-guide-2022-october-2022/1414 "2022-12-18T21:17:54Z")

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— "This is the seventh edition of the Judicial Review Guide, which has become a valuable resource for all who are involved in proceedings before the Administrative Court. It covers all the stages of a claim for judicial …

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## [Euthanasia of mentally ill people. Karandeep Sonu Gaind, 'Canada delays expanding medical assistance in dying to include mental illness, but it's still a policy built on quicksand' (The Conversation, 15/12/22)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/euthanasia-of-mentally-ill-people-karandeep-sonu-gaind-canada-delays-expanding-medical-assistance-in-dying-to-include-mental-illness-but-its-still-a-policy-built-on-quicksand-the-conversation-15-12-22/1413)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [16 December 2022 22:24 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/euthanasia-of-mentally-ill-people-karandeep-sonu-gaind-canada-delays-expanding-medical-assistance-in-dying-to-include-mental-illness-but-its-still-a-policy-built-on-quicksand-the-conversation-15-12-22/1413 "2022-12-16T22:24:51Z")

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— Amendments to Canada's "medical assistance in dying" ("MAID") law on 17/3/21 stated that those whose only medical condition is a mental illness, and who otherwise meet all eligibility criteria, would not be eligible un…

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## [Case (Southern Irish wardship case). Re FE (a ward of court) \[2022\] IEHC 646](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-southern-irish-wardship-case-re-fe-a-ward-of-court-2022-iehc-646/1412)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [16 December 2022 21:44 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-southern-irish-wardship-case-re-fe-a-ward-of-court-2022-iehc-646/1412 "2022-12-16T21:44:00Z")

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— "\[T\]he then President ... directed that the Ward continue to be placed at a nursing home in North Dublin. There were associated Orders, including Orders which prevented the Ward from leaving the nursing home, and Order…

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## [Annual CQC report on MHA. CQC, 'Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2021/22' (1/12/22)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/annual-cqc-report-on-mha-cqc-monitoring-the-mental-health-act-in-2021-22-1-12-22/1411)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [16 December 2022 21:34 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/annual-cqc-report-on-mha-cqc-monitoring-the-mental-health-act-in-2021-22-1-12-22/1411 "2022-12-16T21:34:07Z")

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— Key messages: (1) "Workforce issues and staff shortages mean that people are not getting the level or quality of care they have a right to expect, and the safety of patients and staff is being put at risk"; (2) "Gaps i…

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## [New CPD questionnaire available](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/new-cpd-questionnaire-available/1408)

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**Last updated:** [14 December 2022 22:15 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/new-cpd-questionnaire-available/1408 "2022-12-14T22:15:57Z")

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— The Oct-Nov 2022 (MHA) questionnaire is now available for subscribers. For further information, or to take the test, please visit the CPD scheme page. Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/CPD\_…

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## [Event. Court of Protection User Group: Property and affairs meeting (online, 18/1/23)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/event-court-of-protection-user-group-property-and-affairs-meeting-online-18-1-23/1404)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [7 December 2022 22:24 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/event-court-of-protection-user-group-property-and-affairs-meeting-online-18-1-23/1404 "2022-12-07T22:24:43Z")

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— This Court User Group meeting is for P&A matters and will take place via Microsoft Teams. Time: 2pm. Please email Natalie.Cheesewright@Justice.gov.uk if you wish to attend. Items for inclusion on the agenda should be s…

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## [Case (Appeal against restriction order). R v Salmon \[2022\] EWCA Crim 1116](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-appeal-against-restriction-order-r-v-salmon-2022-ewca-crim-1116/1399)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [4 December 2022 13:02 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-appeal-against-restriction-order-r-v-salmon-2022-ewca-crim-1116/1399 "2022-12-04T13:02:10Z")

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— Salmon appealed against the restriction order. His RC gave evidence that a restriction order "is unlikely to provide any additional safeguards as compared to those provided by a CTO". The Court of Appeal agreed that th…

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## [Case (Residence). Reading Borough Council v P \[2022\] EWCOP 27](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-residence-reading-borough-council-v-p-2022-ewcop-27/1396)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [4 December 2022 12:01 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-residence-reading-borough-council-v-p-2022-ewcop-27/1396 "2022-12-04T12:01:52Z")

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— "I am dealing with proceedings concerning P who is an 86-year-old woman. She was born in Iran and moved to the UK in 2002 to live with her family. She has two sons, HS and SS, and one daughter, KS. P suffers from Al…

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## [Case (Residence update post-judgment). London Borough of X v MR \[2022\] EWCOP 29](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-residence-update-post-judgment-london-borough-of-x-v-mr-2022-ewcop-29/1395)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [4 December 2022 12:01 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-residence-update-post-judgment-london-borough-of-x-v-mr-2022-ewcop-29/1395 "2022-12-04T12:01:52Z")

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— "On 13 January 2022 I handed down judgment in a case involving MR: London Borough of X v MR \[2022\] EWCOP 1. The issue was whether it was in MR's best interests to continue to reside in a secular care home or to move to…

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## [Case (Convention Adoption Order and capacity). A v B \[2022\] EWHC 2962 (Fam)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-convention-adoption-order-and-capacity-a-v-b-2022-ewhc-2962-fam/1392)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [4 December 2022 11:26 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-convention-adoption-order-and-capacity-a-v-b-2022-ewhc-2962-fam/1392 "2022-12-04T11:26:33Z")

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— This case involved an application for a Convention Adoption Order (under the 1993 Hague Adoption Convention) but mentions capacity in passing when the court dispensed with the consent of the mother. (Section 52(1) Adop…

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## [Page added for Draft Mental Health Bill committee](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/page-added-for-draft-mental-health-bill-committee/1391)

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**Last updated:** [4 December 2022 11:01 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/page-added-for-draft-mental-health-bill-committee/1391 "2022-12-04T11:01:29Z")

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— A new page has been added with a link to this committee's web pages: see Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill. Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Joint\_Committee\_on\_the\_Draft\_Ment…

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## [Case (Autoerotic asphyxiation). Re AA (Capacity to consent to sexual practices) \[2020\] EWCOP 66](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-autoerotic-asphyxiation-re-aa-capacity-to-consent-to-sexual-practices-2020-ewcop-66/1388)

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**Last updated:** [1 December 2022 16:20 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-autoerotic-asphyxiation-re-aa-capacity-to-consent-to-sexual-practices-2020-ewcop-66/1388 "2022-12-01T16:20:31Z")

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— "I am concerned with AA, a 19 year old man, who has been diagnosed as having autism ('ASD') and Asperger's Syndrome. He has interests relating to certain sexual practices including autoerotic asphyxiation ('AEA'). He h…

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## [Case (Social media and internet use). Re AA (Social media and internet use) \[2021\] EWCOP 70](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-social-media-and-internet-use-re-aa-social-media-and-internet-use-2021-ewcop-70/1387)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [1 December 2022 16:20 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-social-media-and-internet-use-re-aa-social-media-and-internet-use-2021-ewcop-70/1387 "2022-12-01T16:20:31Z")

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— "In the absence of any evidence, for many months now, of AA putting himself at risk of harm in his use of the internet and social media, I am satisfied that there is insufficient evidence for me to conclude that he lac…

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## [Case (Art 3 - forced abortion and contraception). GM v Moldova 44394/15 \[2022\] ECHR 1010](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-art-3-forced-abortion-and-contraception-gm-v-moldova-44394-15-2022-echr-1010/1377)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [22 November 2022 21:24 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-art-3-forced-abortion-and-contraception-gm-v-moldova-44394-15-2022-echr-1010/1377 "2022-11-22T21:24:17Z")

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— Headnote from judgment: "(1) Art 3 (procedural) • Ineffective investigation into allegations of forced abortions and forced contraception after rape by doctor in neuropsychiatric residential asylum of three intellectua…

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## [Open justice. House of Commons Justice Committee, 'Open justice: Court reporting in the digital age' (HC 339, 1/11/22)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/open-justice-house-of-commons-justice-committee-open-justice-court-reporting-in-the-digital-age-hc-339-1-11-22/1376)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [22 November 2022 15:03 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/open-justice-house-of-commons-justice-committee-open-justice-court-reporting-in-the-digital-age-hc-339-1-11-22/1376 "2022-11-22T15:03:59Z")

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— "We launched this inquiry in September 2021 to consider two open justice issues. The first was how the changing nature of the media was affecting court reporting. The second was how the court reform programme was affec…

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## [Case (Solicitor fined over LPAs). Varinder Ghaiwal \[2022\] MHLO 4 (SDT)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-solicitor-fined-over-lpas-varinder-ghaiwal-2022-mhlo-4-sdt/1375)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [22 November 2022 14:53 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-solicitor-fined-over-lpas-varinder-ghaiwal-2022-mhlo-4-sdt/1375 "2022-11-22T14:53:54Z")

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— Varinder Ghaiwal was fined £6,000 (plus £11,000 costs) for, while acting as certificate provider in respect of a client's two LPAs, failing to verify instructions and failing to ensure that the client understood the pu…

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## [MHA statistics. NHS Digital, 'Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures - 2021-22' (27/10/22)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/mha-statistics-nhs-digital-mental-health-act-statistics-annual-figures-2021-22-27-10-22/1374)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [22 November 2022 14:29 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/mha-statistics-nhs-digital-mental-health-act-statistics-annual-figures-2021-22-27-10-22/1374 "2022-11-22T14:29:24Z")

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— "This publication contains the official statistics about uses of the Mental Health Act ('the Act') in England during 2021-22." Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/NHS\_Digital,\_%27Mental\_Healt…

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