Weightmans: A New Dawn for Deprivation of Liberty
The Supreme Court has overturned the 2014 decision (Cheshire West) which had led to hundreds of thousands of people being considered to be deprived of their liberty, many of them unlawfully. A new, much narrower, but more complex, definition of deprivation of liberty is given instead. …
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Weightmans: Navigating the space between MHA and MCA (session 2) – From individual decisions to organizational risk: governing the MHA-MCA interface
These webinars are a collaboration between Thalamos and Weightmans, where they will explore what really happens at the intersections of the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act. By the end of both sessions you will feel more confident making the right decision in …
Weightmans: Navigating the space between MHA and MCA (session 1) – Making the right (2am) call in complex real-world scenarios
These webinars are a collaboration between Thalamos and Weightmans, where they will explore what really happens at the intersections of the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act. By the end of both sessions you will feel more confident making the right decision in …
Weightmans: From reform to reality: Mental Health Act 2025 – what it means in practice
The Mental Health Act 2025 will bring huge changes to the health and care landscape, and the first of these changes came into force on 18 February 2026. In this session you will hear from partner Jill Weston on the practicalities of the first changes …
Hill Dickinson: Mental Health Providers’ Forum
Hill Dickinson are pleased to invite you to their upcoming Mental Health Providers’ Forum webinar on Wednesday 11 February 2026. Created for mental health professionals, this forum provides a chance to share knowledge, discuss updates to recent developments in mental health law and the impact …
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Hill Dickinson: MCA/DOLS: the latest update
Hill Dickinson are pleased to invite you to their forthcoming webinar covering the latest developments in Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act. In this informative session, they will be considering the implications of the government’s plan to replace the existing safeguards and …
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Mental Health Matters: Learning from Harm to Innovate Safer Care from Crisis to Community
This is the first in a three-part series exploring mental health care across the system – starting with crisis and emergency departments. This session will spotlight crisis and emergency department services, with a focus on: Reducing wait times Enhancing staff experience Supporting teams facing unique …
Weightmans Annual Health Check event series
Marking the new financial year, our health and care specialists will summarise the headline cases and legal developments of 2024/25, and will look ahead to the key issues coming up in the next 12 months across a range of topics. Presented by our nationwide health …
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