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Health providers are not outside the reach of Art 2 of the European Convention

B Mahendra explores issues of responsibility, risk and capacity

Urgent action is needed to stem the crisis in mental health law, says Jon Robins

Mental health

Laura Davidson considers the covert medication of patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983

R v Rahman and others [2008] UKHL 45, [2008] All ER (D) 47 (Jul)

R v Wood [2008] EWCA Crim 1305, [2008] All ER (D) 272 (Jun)

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Has the government struck the right balance between the freedom of smokers and the welfare of non-smokers? Neil Allen reports

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—Michael Conway

Birketts—Michael Conway

IP partner joins team in Bristol to lead branding and trade marks practice

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Blake Morgan—Daniel Church

Succession and tax team welcomes partner inLondon

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec

Firm appoints senior associate to lead Manchester city centre team

NEWS
Ministers’ proposals to raise funds by seizing interest on lawyers’ client account schemes could ‘cause firms to close’, solicitors have warned
Pension sharing orders (PSOs) have quietly reached their 25th anniversary, yet remain stubbornly underused. Writing in NLJ this week, Joanna Newton of Stowe Family Law argues that this neglect risks long-term financial harm, particularly for women
A school ski trip, a confiscated phone and an unauthorised hotel-room entry culminated in a pupil’s permanent exclusion. In this week's issue of NLJ, Nicholas Dobson charts how the Court of Appeal upheld the decision despite acknowledged procedural flaws
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
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