The Nearest Relative Handbook: Second Edition

Hewitt, David

ISBN 10: 1843109719 / ISBN 13: 9781843109716

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Nearest Relative Handbook: Second Edition
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843109719
• ISBN 13: 9781843109716
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

When a person is subject to the Mental Health Act, many of his or her principal rights are taken away. It is the function of the nearest relative to compensate for that loss.

This fully updated second edition explains how the nearest relative is identified, and how in some cases he or she might be displaced. It also contains a wealth of new case examples and illustrative scenarios, providing a succinct discussion of each significant case and incorporating all the very latest changes to the Mental Health Act.

The Nearest Relative Handbook will be an invaluable aid to those who find themselves in a professional relationship with a nearest relative, to those who are or wish to be a nearest relative and to anyone needing to make sense of the relevant statutory provisions.

About the Author

David Hewitt is a solicitor and a partner in Weightmans LLP. He was a member of the Mental Health Act Commission for nine years and now holds visiting fellowships at Northumbria University and Lincoln University. He is a President of Mental Health Review Tribunals and sits on the editorial board of The Journal of Mental Health Law. He appeared as a witness before the joint Parliamentary committee on the draft Mental Health Bill of 2004.