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11 May 2021 10:54
Focus on: Mental health in the workplaceIt’s Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual event hosted by the Mental Health Foundation to encourage everyone across the UK to start conversations about mental health. Mind estimates that 1 in 4 people in England will experience mental health issues every year, and it’s important to bear in mind more...
10 May 2021 10:13
Reconnect with nature for Mental Health Awareness WeekReclaim your lunchbreak and recharge in nature this Mental Health Awareness Week 10-16 May 2021 Many of us have lost our connection with nature, spending most of our time indoors, at home, in an office or in a car. Sometimes even having lunchbreak seems luxurious – most of us bolt food down at our more...
Navigating the end of lockdown with confidence: a conversation with Dani Grieveson
New Video: Navigating the end of lockdown with confidence: a conversation with Dani Grieveson In this conversation I chat with Dani Grieveson, certified executive performance coach, about navigating the end of lockdown with confidence and dealing with back-to-the-office anxiety. Dani helps teams and more...
26 Apr 2021 13:57
Susan Jones in 5-week inquest after the death of a prisoner on remand3PB regulatory lawyer and inquest specialist barrister Susan Jones was recently instructed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to represent a registered mental health nurse in a 5-week, Article 2 and hybrid/partially-remote, inquest before Her Majesty’s Assistant Coroner Darren Stewart OBE and a more...
12 Nov 2020 12:59
Tell us about your Life in the LawTake part in LawCare’s ground-breaking research study Life in the Law to find out how legal practice and workplace culture affect wellbeing. Anyone working in the legal industry, including support staff, can complete the anonymous online questionnaire across the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle more...
2 Jul 2020 12:16
Capacity to consent to chemotherapy?University Hospital and Warwickshire NHS Trust v K and another [2020] EWCOP 31 This case is a timely illustration of the unenviable task faced by judges, doctors and mental health professionals during Lockdown. This judgment was delivered following a remote hearing conducted on a video conferencing more...
24 Jun 2020 08:58
New rules of engagement: capacity to accept sex ... but not to offer it?Mental capacity to consent to sexual relations is a topic which has plagued the Court of Protection for over a decade. Whether capacity is “person-specific”, “issue-specific”, “status-specific”, or “act-specific”, the case law has been difficult to penetrate at best. The recent Court of Appeal case more...
17 Mar 2020 10:17
Gambling addiction to be recorded in suicide conclusions?The Bishop of St Albans, Dr Alan Smith has introduced a Bill aimed at using the coronial system to record where gambling addiction has contributed to suicide. If the Coroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill [HL] (HL Bill 32) is passed, then where the inquest's conclusion is suicide, the coroner or more...
22 Oct 2019 09:20
Do juries need to be told more about mental health?Since the onset of historic sex prosecutions in the 1980s and the gradual erosion of protections such as the need for corroboration, the reliability of the complainant is key. But what if the complainant has got it wrong? Worse still, what if they believe they have got it right? Surely, there is no more...
29 Jul 2019 08:41
Report on community sentences and treatment requirementsThe Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAP) and the Magistrates Association have published the results of an independent survey of magistrates’ views on sentencing powers and practice in relation to offenders with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and other needs. This more...
15 Jul 2019 10:57
An NHS Trust v JP [2019]Williams J approves plan for covert sedation and C-section of incapacitous 25 year old The best laid plans … In NHS Trust v JP [2019] EWCOP 23[1], in a decision which emphasises the importance of an overall evaluation of best interests rather than placing undue focus on any one of several important more...
23 May 2019 09:48
How can mental capacity be assessed in the online sphere?Two recent Court of Protection cases consider mental capacity and consent through the lens of internet and social media use. The Court of Protection was recently propelled into the technological present, with two linked cases focusing for the first time on internet and social media use by adults more...
9 Apr 2019 10:48
MA response to draft sentencing guideline on mental healthThe MA has published an initial response to the Sentencing Council's draft 'The Overarching Principles: Sentencing Offenders with Mental Health Conditions or Disorders' guideline, which was published today. Commenting on the guideline, John Bache JP, the MA's National Chair, said: The MA is more...
28 Mar 2019 10:06
David Pittaway QC successfully defended GP in psychiatric claim at trialDavid Pittaway QC successfully defended Dr Aulakh, a GP, at trial against a claim brought on behalf of a middle aged man who unsuccessfully attempted suicide by hanging, and now requires 24 hour care. It was alleged that the GP, 25 days before the attempted suicide, should have referred him to the more...
28 Feb 2019 13:39
UK Human Rights Blog: Mental capacity for social media and the internet: another Court of Protection caseRe: A (Capacity: Social Media and Internet Use: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 2 The patient in these proceedings was a woman in her thirties (“B”). She suffers a learning disability and epilepsy and has considerable social care needs. She currently lives at home where she spends much of her time more...
27 Feb 2019 09:27
UK Human Rights Blog: Mental capacity for handling the internet: Court of ProtectionA (Capacity: Social Media and Internet Use: Best Interests) [2019] EWCOP 2 In this case the Cobb J was asked to make declarations under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 regarding a learning disabled man’s capacity to use the internet and social media. (NB on 21 February judgment was also handed down in more...
17 Jan 2019 10:54
Mental Health: are you cultivating a positive working environment?Monday 21 January is supposedly this year’s gloomiest day. With Blue Monday approaching, employers should remember the importance of cultivating a positive attitude towards mental health in the workplace throughout the year. Doing so has social benefits, as well as potentially increasing staff more...
16 Nov 2018 11:54
What the Divisional Court’s decision in SRA v Sovani James tells us about wellbeing for lawyers: some reasons for optimismThis week the Administrative Court handed down judgment in three appeals by the Solicitors Regulation Authority: SRA v Sovani James, SRA v Esteddar MacGregor, SRA v Peter Naylor [2018] EWHC 3058 (Admin). Reactions to the judgment by lawyers have been critical, regarding it as a harsh decision which more...
12 Nov 2018 17:16
Wellbeing: Employee Assistance ProgrammeThe Bar Council, Institute of Barristers' Clerks, and the Legal Practice Managers' Association currently offer an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which can be accessed by all self-employed barristers with a practising certificate as well as members of the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks (IBC) more...
23 Oct 2018 11:00
Court of Protection Seminar - ManchesterDate: 30 November 2018 Venue: “etc. venues” 11 Portland St, Manchester M1 3HU Time: Registration: 9.00am. Talks 9.30 – 4.00pm CPD: 5 hours Price: £50+ VAT. We have a limited number of free places for local authority clients, which are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Refreshments and more...
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