PEL Response to Coronavirus
Peter Edwards Law remains open for business. As part of our continual risk management planning, we are monitoring…
An appreciation of the life of Graham Enderby
This is the first time an obituary has appeared on our website. Graham Enderby has tragically died on 20 January aged only 67. He was…
Putting P’s wishes and feelings at the centre.
A massive thanks to Sophy Miles and Daniella Waddoup from Doughty Street Chambers for leading the Peter Edwards Law day for advocate IMCAs and RPRs.…
Supreme Court new case -Court of Protection limited powers
N (Appellant) v ACCG and others (Respondents) [2017] UKSC 22 On appeal from [2015] EWCA Civ 411 JUSTICES: Lady Hale (Deputy President), Lord Wilson, Lord…
Changes to MHA s.135 and s.136
Thank you very much to Inspector Michael Brown for all his hard work in influencing these important changes to s.135 and s.136 which are contained…
Legal aid agency undermine right of s21A appeal
Please note the email from the LAA below confirming this. Because of the unlawful conduct of those acting on behalf of the state, the right…
Rachel Butt. Outstanding Advocate of the Year 2016
Rachel Butt: Winner of the Outstanding Advocate of the Year award 2016 Sponsored by Peter Edwards Law I first became introduced to the role of…
CQC Annual review of MHA, 18 November
More than half of the inpatient psychiatric wards CQC reviewed had not demonstrated that they had trained their staff in the ‘Code of Practice’ (national…
FREE – INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CAPACITY LAW
FROM THE JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW TO THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CAPACITY LAW Extract from introduction: Few areas of law and…
We sponsor first Outstanding Advocate of the Year Award
On the 12th October, at the first National Advocacy Awards, I was really thrilled to be able to present this to a very special and…
Law Commission submission on DoL of Children and Young People
Dear Tim Consultation Response I would like to set out my concerns about children and young people who are deprived of their liberty, many without…
The greatest judicial put down of all time?
We represented KW in these Court of Appeal proceedings where the judgement was handed down today (20th October 2015). The Court considered the approach of Mostyn…