# MHLO updates

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## [Victims and MOJ discharge. HMPPS, 'Information for patients - Decision summaries and victim statements in restricted patient cases' (April 2024)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/victims-and-moj-discharge-hmpps-information-for-patients-decision-summaries-and-victim-statements-in-restricted-patient-cases-april-2024/2858)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [22 October 2024 12:21 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/victims-and-moj-discharge-hmpps-information-for-patients-decision-summaries-and-victim-statements-in-restricted-patient-cases-april-2024/2858 "2024-10-22T12:21:00Z")

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— (1) From Spring 2024, patients and victims have been able to request a summary of Ministry of Justice decisions in relation to discharge. The summary provided to patients and victims will differ, because of medical con…

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## [CPD scheme](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/cpd-scheme/2852)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [21 October 2024 13:40 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/cpd-scheme/2852 "2024-10-21T13:40:00Z")

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— The CPD scheme is now fully up to date, with 12 tests online relating to the past 12 months' website updates (6 MHA tests and 6 MCA tests). The CPD scheme is primarily aimed at mental health solicitors, and is an ideal…

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## [Case (Mens rea in trial of facts). R v Goldsmith \[2024\] EWCA Crim 780](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-mens-rea-in-trial-of-facts-r-v-goldsmith-2024-ewca-crim-780/2851)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [21 October 2024 12:48 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-mens-rea-in-trial-of-facts-r-v-goldsmith-2024-ewca-crim-780/2851 "2024-10-21T12:48:00Z")

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— The Court of Appeal had to decide whether, in a trial of the facts conducted under s4A CPIA 1964 relating to an offence of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug contrary to section 5(3) of the Misuse of D…

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## [Case (Police detention). Clark v Chief Constable of Merseyside Police \[2023\] EWHC 2565 (KB)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-police-detention-clark-v-chief-constable-of-merseyside-police-2023-ewhc-2565-kb/2850)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [21 October 2024 12:35 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-police-detention-clark-v-chief-constable-of-merseyside-police-2023-ewhc-2565-kb/2850 "2024-10-21T12:35:00Z")

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— This appeal from a judge and jury decision involved questions of lawful detention under PACE in police custody. Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Clark\_v\_Chief\_Constable\_of\_Merseyside\_Polic…

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## [Case (Treatment under s63). North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust v KAG \[2024\] EWCOP 38 (T3)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-treatment-under-s63-north-tees-and-hartlepool-nhs-foundation-trust-v-kag-2024-ewcop-38-t3/2849)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [21 October 2024 11:25 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-treatment-under-s63-north-tees-and-hartlepool-nhs-foundation-trust-v-kag-2024-ewcop-38-t3/2849 "2024-10-21T11:25:00Z")

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— The Trusts sought s15 MCA 2005 declarations that: (1) it is in the best interests of KAG to undergo urgent placement of a percutaneous gastrostomy tube ('PEG'); (2) the proposed PEG procedure could lawfully be undertak…

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## [Paper reference hearings for hospital-based patients. TPC, 'Reply to two Consultations on possible amendments to the HESC Rules regarding proposed changes to the way that the FTT decides cases referred pursuant to s68' (1/8/24)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/paper-reference-hearings-for-hospital-based-patients-tpc-reply-to-two-consultations-on-possible-amendments-to-the-hesc-rules-regarding-proposed-changes-to-the-way-that-the-ftt-decides-cases-referred-pursuant-to-s68-1-8-24/2848)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [21 October 2024 10:21 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/paper-reference-hearings-for-hospital-based-patients-tpc-reply-to-two-consultations-on-possible-amendments-to-the-hesc-rules-regarding-proposed-changes-to-the-way-that-the-ftt-decides-cases-referred-pursuant-to-s68-1-8-24/2848 "2024-10-21T10:21:00Z")

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— Tribunal rule 35 will be amended to allow mandatory references made under s68, s71(2) and s75(1) in relation to a patient who is not a community (CTO) patient to be decided without a hearing if: (a) he is legally repre…

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## [Case (Tribunal and validity). PQR v Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust \[2023\] UKUT 195 (AAC)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-tribunal-and-validity-pqr-v-derbyshire-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-2023-ukut-195-aac/2847)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [21 October 2024 09:28 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-tribunal-and-validity-pqr-v-derbyshire-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-2023-ukut-195-aac/2847 "2024-10-21T09:28:00Z")

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— The medical examination for a CTO renewal in 2020 had been conducted remotely, though renewals in 2021 and 2022 were conducted in person. The tribunal decided that it did not have jurisdiction to consider the validity …

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## [Case (Independent evidence). OO v Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust \[2024\] UKUT 190 (AAC)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-independent-evidence-oo-v-central-and-north-west-london-nhs-foundation-trust-2024-ukut-190-aac/2846)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [21 October 2024 09:10 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-independent-evidence-oo-v-central-and-north-west-london-nhs-foundation-trust-2024-ukut-190-aac/2846 "2024-10-21T09:10:00Z")

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— The clinical team supported conditional discharge so the patient did not instruct an independent expert. That opinion changed just days before a reconvened part-heard hearing, at which the RC and another witness argued…

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## [Financial eligibility. Legal Aid Agency, 'Keycard 60' (April 2024)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/financial-eligibility-legal-aid-agency-keycard-60-april-2024/2845)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [19 October 2024 22:12 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/financial-eligibility-legal-aid-agency-keycard-60-april-2024/2845 "2024-10-19T22:12:00Z")

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— This document is helpful when working out financial eligibility for civil Legal Aid. Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Legal\_Aid\_Agency,\_%27Keycard\_60%27\_(April\_2024)?id=191024-2212

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## [DOL and children. MHLO, 'Guidance on cases transitioning to Court of Protection' (FOI request, 7/10/24)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/dol-and-children-mhlo-guidance-on-cases-transitioning-to-court-of-protection-foi-request-7-10-24/2843)

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**Last updated:** [19 October 2024 21:55 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/dol-and-children-mhlo-guidance-on-cases-transitioning-to-court-of-protection-foi-request-7-10-24/2843 "2024-10-19T21:55:00Z")

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— President of the Family Division, 'Revised national listing protocol for applications that seek deprivation of liberty orders relating to children under the inherent jurisdiction' (September 2023) mentions guidance on …

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## [Case (Testamentary capacity). Leonard Leonard \[2024\] EWHC 321 (Ch)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-testamentary-capacity-leonard-leonard-2024-ewhc-321-ch/2844)

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**Last updated:** [19 October 2024 21:46 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-testamentary-capacity-leonard-leonard-2024-ewhc-321-ch/2844 "2024-10-19T21:46:00Z")

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— Detailed discussion of the test for testamentary capacity in Banks v Goodfellow (1870) LR 5 QB 549. Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Leonard\_Leonard\_(2024)\_EWHC\_321\_(Ch)?id=191024-2146

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## [Case (Ill-treatment conviction appeal). R v Banner \[2024\] EWCA Crim 1201](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-ill-treatment-conviction-appeal-r-v-banner-2024-ewca-crim-1201/2842)

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**Last updated:** [19 October 2024 21:34 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-ill-treatment-conviction-appeal-r-v-banner-2024-ewca-crim-1201/2842 "2024-10-19T21:34:00Z")

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— The defendants, who had been convicted of multiple counts of ill-treatment of a person in care at Whorlton Hall hospital, contrary to s20 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, unsuccessfully appealed on the basis that …

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## [Mental capacity law newsletter. 39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 144, October 2024)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/mental-capacity-law-newsletter-39-essex-chambers-mental-capacity-report-issue-144-october-2024/2839)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [16 October 2024 11:34 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/mental-capacity-law-newsletter-39-essex-chambers-mental-capacity-report-issue-144-october-2024/2839 "2024-10-16T11:34:00Z")

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— "Highlights this month include: (1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: what to do where there is no reliable evidence of P’s wishes and feelings; (2) In the Property and Affairs Report: gifts, at…

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## [Social care consultation. Law Commission, 'Disabled Children's Social Care' (consultation from 8/10/24 to 20/1/25)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/social-care-consultation-law-commission-disabled-childrens-social-care-consultation-from-8-10-24-to-20-1-25/2838)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [16 October 2024 11:17 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/social-care-consultation-law-commission-disabled-childrens-social-care-consultation-from-8-10-24-to-20-1-25/2838 "2024-10-16T11:17:00Z")

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— "The Law Commission is reviewing the legal framework governing social care for disabled children in England to ensure that the law is fair, modern and accessible, allowing children with disabilities to access the suppo…

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## [Report about CQC. Penelope Dash, 'Review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission' (DHSC, 15/10/24)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/report-about-cqc-penelope-dash-review-into-the-operational-effectiveness-of-the-care-quality-commission-dhsc-15-10-24/2837)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [16 October 2024 11:08 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/report-about-cqc-penelope-dash-review-into-the-operational-effectiveness-of-the-care-quality-commission-dhsc-15-10-24/2837 "2024-10-16T11:08:00Z")

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— Extract: "The review has found significant failings in the internal workings of CQC, which have led to a substantial loss of credibility within the health and social care sectors, a deterioration in the ability of CQC …

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## [Case (Costs). Re AA (Costs) \[2024\] EWCOP 44 (T3)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-costs-re-aa-costs-2024-ewcop-44-t3/2832)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [14 October 2024 13:18 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-costs-re-aa-costs-2024-ewcop-44-t3/2832 "2024-10-14T13:18:00Z")

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— AA's parents argued that the ICB should pay their costs. Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Re\_AA\_(Costs)\_(2024)\_EWCOP\_44\_(T3)?id=141024-1318

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## [Case (Death). Re AA (Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment: No best interests decision) \[2024\] EWCOP 39 (T3)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-death-re-aa-withdrawal-of-life-sustaining-treatment-no-best-interests-decision-2024-ewcop-39-t3/2831)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [14 October 2024 12:55 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-death-re-aa-withdrawal-of-life-sustaining-treatment-no-best-interests-decision-2024-ewcop-39-t3/2831 "2024-10-14T12:55:00Z")

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— The court application was left so late that there was only one "option" left which the clinicians were willing to accept (palliative care in the hospital) so the judge refused to make a best interests decision. The tru…

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## [Case (Covert medication and residence). Re A (Covert Medication: Residence) \[2024\] EWCA Civ 572](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-covert-medication-and-residence-re-a-covert-medication-residence-2024-ewca-civ-572/2829)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [14 October 2024 12:37 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-covert-medication-and-residence-re-a-covert-medication-residence-2024-ewca-civ-572/2829 "2024-10-14T12:37:00Z")

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— The local authority and her own litigation friend appealed the court's decision that it was in her best interests to cease to be given covert medication, to be informed that she had been covertly medicated and to leave…

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## [Case (Covert medication and residence). Re A (Covert Medication: Residence) \[2024\] EWCOP 19](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-covert-medication-and-residence-re-a-covert-medication-residence-2024-ewcop-19/2828)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [14 October 2024 12:24 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-covert-medication-and-residence-re-a-covert-medication-residence-2024-ewcop-19/2828 "2024-10-14T12:24:00Z")

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— A's mother argued that it was in A's best interests to return home to live with her, which involved detailed consideration of the covert medication which had been happening in the case home. Full details available at…

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## [Case (Reporting). Berg v London Borough of Tower Hamlets \[2024\] EWFC 92](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-reporting-berg-v-london-borough-of-tower-hamlets-2024-ewfc-92/2827)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [14 October 2024 12:09 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-reporting-berg-v-london-borough-of-tower-hamlets-2024-ewfc-92/2827 "2024-10-14T12:09:00Z")

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— Journalists applied to court for hearing transcripts and other documents relating to the deprivation of liberty of someone who is now an adult but at the time was a child. Full details available at: https://www.menta…

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## [Case (Inherent jurisdiction and Article 3). Re P (Vulnerable adult: Withdrawal of application) \[2024\] EWHC 1882 (Fam)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-inherent-jurisdiction-and-article-3-re-p-vulnerable-adult-withdrawal-of-application-2024-ewhc-1882-fam/2822)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [10 October 2024 12:07 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-inherent-jurisdiction-and-article-3-re-p-vulnerable-adult-withdrawal-of-application-2024-ewhc-1882-fam/2822 "2024-10-10T12:07:00Z")

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— The central issue in this case was whether the court should continue to use its powers under the inherent jurisdiction to compel P to live apart from her father. The judgement focusses on whether concluding proceedings…

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## [Case (Representation during DOL review period). Re PQ (Court authorised DOL: Representation during review period) \[2024\] EWCOP 41 (T3)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-representation-during-dol-review-period-re-pq-court-authorised-dol-representation-during-review-period-2024-ewcop-41-t3/2821)

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**Last updated:** [10 October 2024 11:55 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-representation-during-dol-review-period-re-pq-court-authorised-dol-representation-during-review-period-2024-ewcop-41-t3/2821 "2024-10-10T11:55:00Z")

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— "\[T\]he central questions for the Court are: (a) Whether PQ's continued participation during the review period requires her to have some form of representation, whether by a Litigation Friend, an ALR, or a r1.2 represen…

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## [Case (Belief and capacity). Hemachandran v Thirumalesh \[2024\] EWCA Civ 896](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-belief-and-capacity-hemachandran-v-thirumalesh-2024-ewca-civ-896/2820)

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**Last updated:** [10 October 2024 11:16 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-belief-and-capacity-hemachandran-v-thirumalesh-2024-ewca-civ-896/2820 "2024-10-10T11:16:00Z")

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— (1) The judge had made an error of law in regarding the absence of belief as determinative of the functional test. The Court of Appeal noted: "The proper application of the statutory test does no more than reflect that…

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## [Case (Discharge of RRO). University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust v Thirumalesh \[2023\] EWCOP 43](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-discharge-of-rro-university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust-v-thirumalesh-2023-ewcop-43/2819)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [10 October 2024 10:54 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-discharge-of-rro-university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust-v-thirumalesh-2023-ewcop-43/2819 "2024-10-10T10:54:00Z")

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— Following the patient's death, her family applied for discharge of a transparency order, and the Trust argued for its continuation for a further 8 weeks. The judge noted that there is little practical difference betwee…

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## [Consolidated version of HESC rules. Tribunal Procedure Committee, 'HESC Rules: consolidated version' (1/5/24)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/consolidated-version-of-hesc-rules-tribunal-procedure-committee-hesc-rules-consolidated-version-1-5-24/2817)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [9 October 2024 21:38 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/consolidated-version-of-hesc-rules-tribunal-procedure-committee-hesc-rules-consolidated-version-1-5-24/2817 "2024-10-09T21:38:00Z")

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— This PDF document includes changes made to the original rules since 2008. Last updated 1/5/24. Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Tribunal\_Procedure\_Committee,\_%27HESC\_Rules:\_consolidated\_ve…

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## [Case (Extradition). Platt v High Court of the Republic of Ireland \[2024\] EWHC 1821 (Admin)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-extradition-platt-v-high-court-of-the-republic-of-ireland-2024-ewhc-1821-admin/2813)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [9 October 2024 10:45 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-extradition-platt-v-high-court-of-the-republic-of-ireland-2024-ewhc-1821-admin/2813 "2024-10-09T10:45:00Z")

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— This appeal against an extradition order was founded on two factual propositions which, it was said, the District Judge failed or failed sufficiently to recognise: (1) detention of the appellant's partner under the MHA…

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## [Case (Anorexia nervosa). Re Patricia \[2023\] EWCOP 70](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-anorexia-nervosa-re-patricia-2023-ewcop-70/2807)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [8 October 2024 12:09 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-anorexia-nervosa-re-patricia-2023-ewcop-70/2807 "2024-10-08T12:09:00Z")

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— The judge repeated the earlier declaration that it was not in the patient's best interests to be force fed, and further declared that it was in her best interests not to receive nasogastric tube feeding with restraint …

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## [Case (Capacity for contempt proceedings). Solicitors Regulation Authority v Khan \[2024\] EWCA Civ 531](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-capacity-for-contempt-proceedings-solicitors-regulation-authority-v-khan-2024-ewca-civ-531/2806)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [8 October 2024 11:46 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-capacity-for-contempt-proceedings-solicitors-regulation-authority-v-khan-2024-ewca-civ-531/2806 "2024-10-08T11:46:00Z")

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— The essential question raised by this appeal is whether the judge erred in finding that Khan had capacity to defend proceedings for contempt of court. Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Soli…

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## [Case (Deathbed gifts). Rahman v Hassan \[2024\] EWHC 2038 (Ch)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-deathbed-gifts-rahman-v-hassan-2024-ewhc-2038-ch/2802)

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**Author:** [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
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**Last updated:** [8 October 2024 10:42 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-deathbed-gifts-rahman-v-hassan-2024-ewhc-2038-ch/2802 "2024-10-08T10:42:00Z")

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— The judge gave permission to appeal his earlier decision. (The first instance decision mentioned capacity but the appeal grounds do not.) Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Rahman\_v\_Hassan\_(…

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## [Event. Hill Dickinson: MCA and DOLS - the latest updates (online, 13/11/24)](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/event-hill-dickinson-mca-and-dols-the-latest-updates-online-13-11-24/2799)

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