Mental health

Atif Kaudri takes a look at the government’s proposed changes to the work capability assessment and Mind’s responses to it.

Gemma Daly, Sophy Miles and Nancy Williams highlight important cases on capacity and expert evidence, capacity to make decisions about sex and...

Kulthum Dambatta, Anishvarya Ni Mhorain and Lyra Nightingale highlight important developments in legislation, inquiries, consultations, reports,...

Cases on eligibility provisions in Mental Capacity Act 2005 Sch 1A, whether removal of P’s phone deprives them of their liberty, and ending...

Gemma Daly, Mary-Rachel McCabe and Sophy Miles highlight cases on Mental Capacity Act 2005 s48, fluctuating capacity, contempt proceedings in the...

Alice Livermore and Ellie Vincent take a look at the draft Mental Health Bill, including the joint committee’s report, Mind’s views and...

Mental health case law from the past year relating to open justice and provision of reasons to victims, change of status during tribunal proceedings,...

YLAL recently held one of its first in-person events since the COVID-19 pandemic began, ‘An Introduction to Community Care and Mental Health...