Masterclass – Mental Health Act – Legal Update - Peter Edwards

A MASTERCLASS – “a session of tuition by an expert for exceptional students”

This course is designed for those who want to keep up to date with the Mental Health Act and Tribunals.

It will focus primarily on the last 6 months' legal developments and updates in case law.

Always a very popular course with attendees from varied disciplines allowing broad ranging high level discussion we will focus on our ability to better understand the MHA and it gives us the opportunity to examine fewer issues in greater depth.

GUEST SPEAKER

Professor Anselm Eldergill
'The European Court of Human Rights and the Mental Health Act'.

As part of the government’s recent independent review of the Mental Health Act 1983, he chaired the Patient Safeguards and Mental Health Tribunal Legislative Reform Working Group.

‘This is a magisterial work which is essential reading for those practicing in the area of mental disability’ (Alex Ruck-Keene KC (Hon.),

DRAFT PROGRAM (Being added to)

• News update
• Where are we up to with the proposed reform of the MHA
• When does restraint become unlawful?
• Lavorgna v Italy 8436/21 [2024] ECHR 843
• A nearest relative conundrum
• MHA /MCA
• Surely, we are no longer confused?
• 47/49 Parole Board / MHT
• Re Davies (Reconsideration) [2023] PBRA 98
• Tribunal update
• Tribunal Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024 — Tribunal rule 35
• Medway Council (24 010 714) [2025] MHLO 6 (LGSCO)
• IN v St Andrew's Healthcare [2024] UKUT 411 (AAC)
• JB v Elysium Healthcare [2025] UKUT 9 (AAC)
• More thoughts on s.117
• Useful Ombudsman s.117 MHA finding including recommendations
• Durham County Council (24 001 522) [2025] MHLO 4 (LGSCO)
• Lincolnshire County Council (18 012 682) [2020] MHLO 72 (LGSCO)
• Staffordshire County Council (24 014 790) [2025] MHLO 3 (LGSCO)
• West Sussex County Council (24 007 258) [2025] MHLO 2 (LGSCO)

Terms

Substitutes welcome. No transfers or cancellations within 14 days. Prior to this 20% administration charge. PELT right to cancel course. Accreditation. For solicitors (5∙25 hours - SRA) For psychiatrists (5 CPD points - Royal College of Psychiatrists) as part of a Personal Development Plan (subject to peer group approval).