— The Law Society published this five months ago without a fanfare and without any indication of what has changed. In relation to the mental health accreditation scheme, the note states: "Requirements for membership of the scheme include a good working knowledge of this practice note." The good news is that a "tracked changes" version has been prepared by Mental Health Law Online. It highlights changes from the 23 February 2024 version, but ignores corrections and changes to grammar and formatting (for example, patronisingly, paragraphs have been reduced to one sentence each).
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Law_Society,_%27Practice_note:_Representation_before_mental_health_tribunals%27_(7_October_2025)?id=040326-1114