Publications

A selection of publications by Scott-Moncrieff Harbour & Sinclair

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    Lucy Scott-Moncrieff
    Law Reform and the Law Society

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    Lucy Scott-Moncrieff
    Submission on the Mental Health Proposals

    Legal Aid Reforms - Submission on the Mental Health Proposals sent to the CAC at Millbank 2nd October 2006.

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    Luke Clements
    Briefing Document for NHS Healthcare (Panorama)

    An evaluation of the proposed National Framework Document for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-Funded Nursing Care in England, issued for Consultation by the Department of Health on the 19th June 2006. This document was commissioned by BBC's Panorama and was broadcast on the 23rd July 2006.

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    Lucy Scott-Moncrieff
    Can we afford access to justice?

    • From a speech given at a fringe meeting organised by the Society of Labour Lawyers at the Labour party conference on 25th September 2005.


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    Robert Robinson and Lucy Scott-Moncrieff
    Making Sense of Bournewood

    The judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in HL v UK has been understood by some commentators as making it unlawful, without the use of formal legal powers, to give treatment in a psychiatric hospital to a person who lacks capacity to consent and over whom the mental health professionals directly involved are exercising complete and effective control.

    • From The Journal of Mental Health Law, published by Northumbria University, May 2005

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    Lucy Scott-Moncrieff
    Treatment and care under mental health law

    In this article, Lucy Scott-Moncrieff examines the practical difficulties inherent in the proposals to reform current mental health law. Lucy Scott-Moncrieff also discusses the implications of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decision in HL v UK Application 45508/99 (‘the Bournewood case’), and indicates where there may be potential breaches of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘the convention’).

    • From Legal Action Journal of Mental Health Law, published by Legal Action Group www.lag.org.uk, November 2004

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    Lucy Scott-Moncrieff
    "If I ran legal aid …"

    "MPs and government ministers would be forced to use the same legal services as their poorest constituents and government bodies would only be allowed to pay their lawyers at legal aid rates"

    • From Independent Lawyer, May 2005


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    Christina Moller
    Mad, bad and dangerous law

    The mental health bill may be a crowd-pleaser, but it will not help as much as well-directed funding.

    • From The Guardian, Comment, 27 June 2002
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