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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)

MENTAL CAPACITY ACT
UNDUE INFLUENCE

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

In brief

Scammell v Farmer [2008] EWHC 1100 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 296 (May)

Trauma
Assessment
Mental Disorder

MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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