mental health – Page 34 – Current Awareness

Paul Canfield discusses the impact of PS, Abdi Dahir, CF v R [2019] EWCA Crim 2286 – Broadway House Chambers

Posted January 22nd, 2020 in appeals, codes of practice, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

‘It is widely recognised that mental health disorders may be relevant to sentencing. However, there is currently no definitive guideline that can be used in relation to the sentencing of offenders with mental health conditions and disorders. Although the Sentencing Council is currently working towards a definitive guideline that will set out overarching principles, draft guidelines should not be used by a sentencer (see, eg, Boakye [2013] 1 Cr App R (S) 2 and Connelly [2018] 1 Cr App R (S) 19). So where does that leave an offender facing sentencing who live with a mental disorder or learning difficulty where it may have a substantial impact?’

Broadway House Chambers, 15th January 2020

Source: broadwayhouse.co.uk

Wellbeing and cost of practice worrying barristers – Legal Futures

Posted January 22nd, 2020 in barristers, mental health, news, rates, rent, standards, statistics by sally

‘Experienced barristers are largely confident for their own futures but face challenges around wellbeing, the rising cost of doing business and the late payment of fees, a major survey has found.’

Legal Futures, 20th January 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

High number of prison deaths are preventable, says damning new report – The Guardian

Posted January 22nd, 2020 in inquests, mental health, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, standards, statistics, suicide by sally

‘The persistently high death toll in prisons is a “national scandal”, with too many deaths avoidable, according to a new report published on Wednesday.’

The Guardian, 22nd January 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Eating disorders: 12 deaths in seven years led to coroner warnings – The Guardian

Posted January 21st, 2020 in coroners, hospitals, mental health, news, suicide, young persons by sally

‘At least 12 highly vulnerable people with eating disorders have died over the last seven years after failings in care that were so severe that coroners in England and Wales issued legal warnings to hospitals to try to prevent further deaths.’

The Guardian, 19th January 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Children in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day, says report – The Guardian

Posted January 21st, 2020 in children, imprisonment, mental health, news, reports, young offenders by sally

‘Children are being held in “harmful” solitary confinement in prison with some let out of their cells for just 15 minutes a day, a damning report from jail inspectors said.’

The Guardian, 21st January 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Teenager who threatened suicide on road prosecuted for third time – The Guardian

Posted January 17th, 2020 in assault, compensation, criminal damage, mental health, news, nuisance, police, roads, sentencing, suicide, young offenders by sally

‘A teenager with long-term mental health problems has been prosecuted three times in the last nine months after threatening suicide near busy roads.’

The Guardian, 16th January 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Wellbeing charity and universities launch online resource promoting mental wellbeing practices for legal professionals – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 16th, 2020 in charities, internet, legal profession, mental health, news, universities by sally

‘Legal mental health and wellbeing charity LawCare and academics at the University of Sheffield and The Open University have launched a free, online resource for legal professionals in hopes of teaching better wellbeing practices in the sector.’

Local Government Lawyer, 16th January 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Care firm’s leadership criticised by Care Quality Commission – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2020 in care homes, hospitals, mental health, news by sally

‘Concerns have been raised by inspectors about the leadership at a firm at the centre of a BBC expose over allegations of abuse at a mental health hospital.’

BBC News, 14th January 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family Team Under 10’s Newsletter – Winter 2020 Edition – Parklane Plowden

Posted January 9th, 2020 in child abuse, children, codes of practice, deprivation of liberty safeguards, detention, family courts, financial provision, guardianship, mental health, news, placement orders, Supreme Court by sally

‘In the Winter edition of our Family Under 10’s Newsletter, Simon Wilkinson provides a case update with regards to the Matter of D, Giorgia Sessi studies the guidance published by the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, whilst Charlotte Wilce lays out a case study regarding the role of CAFCASS in relation to non-subject children.’

Parklane Plowden, 7th January 2020

Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk

Calls to reform bail terms after lawyer stabbed to death – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2019 in autism, bail, mental health, murder, news, recidivists, sentencing, violent offenders, young offenders by sally

‘The case of a teenager jailed for life after stabbing a lawyer to death has raised fresh alarm about the practice of releasing violent suspects without strict bail conditions.’

The Guardian, 17th December 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

High Court quashes decision by council to refuse to accept second homelessness application over failure to consider new medical evidence – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 17th, 2019 in evidence, expert witnesses, homelessness, housing, judicial review, local government, mental health, news by sally

‘A Deputy High Court judge has quashed a decision by a borough council to refuse a claimant’s second homelessness application, after it failed to take into account new medical evidence.’

Local Government Lawyer, 16th December 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Home office admits unlawful detention of mentally ill man – Garden Court Chambers

Posted December 10th, 2019 in compensation, detention, immigration, mental health, news, post-traumatic stress disorder, time limits by sally

‘The Home Office has yet again had to concede a legal challenge to the lawfulness of prolonged immigration detention of a mentally ill and highly vulnerable man by agreeing to regularise his status and pay £100,000 in compensation in a settlement agreed by the High Court today in a test case.’

Garden Court Chambers, 5th December 2019

Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk

Girl sexually exploited ‘by over 40 adults’ while in care – The Guardian

Posted December 9th, 2019 in abuse of position of trust, care homes, care workers, child abuse, children, hospitals, mental health, news, police, psychiatric damage, sexual offences, social services by sally

‘The children’s commissioner has been called on to intervene in the case of a vulnerable teenager alleged to have been the victim of a catalogue of failures at the hands of social workers, medical authorities and police.’

The Guardian, 8th December 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Solicitor who felt “intimidated” by clients struck off – Legal Futures

Posted December 9th, 2019 in deceit, disciplinary procedures, licensing, mental health, negligence, news, personal injuries, professional conduct, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘A partner who said she felt “threatened and intimidated” by clients who would not accept her advice to discontinue has been struck off for lying about the progress of their cases.’

Legal Futures, 9th December 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Inquest concludes serious failures contributed to self-inflicted death of Beth Tenquist – Garden Court Chambers

Posted December 4th, 2019 in hospitals, inquests, mental health, news, suicide by sally

‘Following an Inquest lasting 10 days, a jury returned a damning narrative in respect of Sussex NHS Trust and Mill View Psychiatric Hospital, setting out a catalogue of failings by the Trust.’

Garden Court Chambers, 27th November 2019

Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk

Triple killer Alexander Lewis-Ranwell not guilty of murder due to insanity – BBC News

Posted December 3rd, 2019 in child abuse, mental health, murder, news by sally

‘A man who killed three elderly men because he wrongly believed they were paedophiles has been cleared of murder.’

BBC News, 2nd December 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Birmingham mosque attacks: Shia Muslim jailed – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2019 in criminal damage, hate crime, Islam, mental health, news, religiously aggravated offences by sally

‘A Shia Muslim has been jailed for three years and nine months for vandalism attacks on five mosques in Birmingham.’

BBC News, 28th November 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Man sentenced to life for Manchester Victoria station stabbings – The Guardian

Posted November 28th, 2019 in attempted murder, hospital orders, mental health, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

‘A man who stabbed three people in Manchester’s Victoria train station on New Year’s Eve has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a high-security psychiatric hospital.’

The Guardian, 27th November 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Man pleads guilty to New Year’s Eve knife attack in Manchester – The Guardian

Posted November 27th, 2019 in attempted murder, guilty pleas, Islam, mental health, news, offensive weapons, psychiatric damage, terrorism by sally

‘A man who stabbed three people at Manchester’s Victoria train station on New Year’s Eve has admitted to attempted murder.’

The Guardian, 26th November 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Vulnerable witnesses and parties in the Family Courts – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 22nd, 2019 in children, disabled persons, family courts, mental health, news, witnesses by sally

‘Natalie Cross summarises important guidance on the approach to be taken to vulnerable witnesses and parties in the Family Courts.’

Local Government Lawyer, 22nd November 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

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