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What now for deprivations of liberty?

What will the effect of the postponement of the Liberty Protections Safeguards be on local authorities? Local Government Lawyer asked 50 adult social care lawyers for their views on the potential consequences.

Shedinar: the (dread) MHA/MCA interface

August 15, 2023

In this shedinar, updated in August 2023, Alex Ruck Keene takes on the interface between the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, looking at the position both inside and outside hospital.

MCA MHA interface August 2023 from Ruck Keene on Vimeo.

The slides are here.

For a more detailed guide to the interface in relation to the hospital setting, see here.

Necessary caveat: nothing in this constitutes legal advice.

About the speakers

Nicola Khon

Alex Ruck Keene

Alex Ruck Keene is an experienced barrister, writer and educator. His practice is focused on mental capacity, mental health and healthcare law. He also writes extensively, editing and contributing to leading textbooks and (amongst many other publications) the 39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Law Report, the ‘bible’ for solicitors (and others) working in the area.

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