Mental health legal experts
The treatment and detention of mental health patients is rising up the media agenda, with more and more scrutiny on the behaviour of organisations involved with potential for reputational damage and financial risk. Could you benefit from our advice?
How we can advise you
From the legalities of compulsory detention to the adequacy of record keeping, we can work with you and keep you up-to-date on a wide-range of mental health issues including:
- the interpretation and application of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983
- the lawfulness of detention, consent to treatment and funding issues
- representation and advice at the Mental Health Review Tribunal
- defence of claims for false imprisonment
- judicial review/habeas corpus cases
- the powers of the Mental Health Review Tribunal
- the conduct of managers’ hearings
As well as specific legal advice for particular situations, we can also help you create and embed policies and instil best practice across your organisation, for example by:
- drafting policies on the restraint of patients, searches and discharge
- advising on health service policies, including assistance with drafting policies and procedures
- giving lectures and seminars on specialist topics including changes to mental health legislation and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- training staff in an offender healthcare setting about relevant mental health legislation
