Mental health

We have been advising clients on the MHA for many years. You will have access to lawyers who have advocated in First Tier Tribunals (Mental Health), defended judicial reviews and dealt with cases in both the Court of Protection and the Inherent Jurisdiction of the High Court.

Our experience covers a wide range of areas relating to mental health patients including:

• Review of section papers
• Advice on nearest relatives
• section 17 leave
• Community Treatment Orders
• Cross border issues
• Informal patients
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocates
• Treatment under Part IV
• Place of safety
• The application of section 63 Mental Health Act, in particular the overlap between the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Preparation for and advocacy at Tribunals
• Judicial reviews
• Human Rights Act
• Codes of Practice to Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Liberty Protection Safeguards
• Review of policies, procedures and protocols
• section 117 aftercare
• Inquests
• Serious Incident Investigations
• Independent Investigations
• Information Governance issues

• Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust
• Black Country NHS Foundation Trust
• South West London and St George’s NHS Trust
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
• Elysium Healthcare
• Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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