Training

Introduction to Mental Health Review Tribunals

This comprehensive two-day course has been approved by the Law Society as suitable for solicitors seeking to attain membership of the Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) panel. The course is designed for practitioners with a good grounding in mental health law and the issues affecting mentally disordered clients. Case studies and a question and answer session enable delegates to explore the recent developments in mental health law. A mock tribunal chaired by Robert Robinson, a MHRT president, provides an opportunity to discuss good practice with practitioners who all have extensive experience of MHRTs.

Full Price: £499.38

Time Info: 4 and 5 February 2008, 9.15am - 5.15 pm

Accreditation: 12 hours CPD - intermediate

Venue: ETC - Avonmouth House

Lecturers

Chair: Robert Robinson is a solicitor at Scott-Moncrieff, Harbour and Sinclair. He is a MHRT president, and writes mental health law update articles for Legal Action.
Trainers: Phil Fennell is a Professor at Cardiff Law School. He is a member of the Law Society's mental health and disability sub-committee. He has written extensively on mental health and health law. Bill Jackson writes independent social work reports for solicitors, the CCRC and other bodies. He specialises in finding placements for forensic clients. Lucy Scott-Moncrieff is a partner at Scott-Moncrieff, Harbour and Sinclair, which has a large mental health unit. She is a member and former chair of the Law Society's Mental Health and Disability Committee. She has been involved in many test cases involving the Mental Health Act and mental health law generally and is now a MHRT president. She was the LALY Mental Health Lawyer of the Year 2005. Dr Jonathan Cripps is a forensic psychiatrist. He has been a medical member of the MHRT for three years.

Content

Topics include:

• mental health law;
• the tribunal - its constitution, powers and procedures;
• taking instructions and preparing the case;
• the Mental Health Act Code of Practice and government guidance;
• preparing for the hearing;
• understanding classifications used in psychiatric and social work reports;
• questioning evidence;
• a practical example of a tribunal in action;
• Human Rights Act implications.

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