Free Hybrid Seminar – Mental Health Law Update

Join Garden Court Chambers’ specialist mental health law barristers in person or online for a hybrid seminar offering a practical update on developments in mental health law and practice over the past 12–18 months. Designed for busy mental health law, public law and civil liberties practitioners, the seminar will explore recent case law and other legal developments, bringing attendees up to date with key developments in the field.

Speakers

Stephen Simblet KC – Barrister, Garden Court Chambers (Chair)
Stephen conducts complex hearings before what used to be called the Mental Health Review Tribunal, along with associated judicial review and habeas corpus. These hearings often involve restricted patients and those with so-called “dangerous severe personality disorder” in Rampton, Broadmoor and other special hospitals. He is also an expert in damages claims arising out of psychiatric detention. He is an editor of the Community Care Law Reports. Since taking silk, he has represented a number of agencies intervening in important cases, including Mind (the Mental Health charity) and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.

Helen Curtis – Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Helen’s mental health work covers restricted patients whether being transferred between hospital and prison or seeking discharge as well as patients detained under ss 2 and 3. Additionally, Helen represents patients or their Nearest Relative in proceedings where displacement of the Nearest Relative is sought.

Ollie Persey – Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
Ollie has a busy mental health law practice. He welcomes instructions in a broad range of mental health matters, including appeals to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, applications for habeas corpus and applications to displace nearest relatives. He has a particular interest in section 117 aftercare issues. Ollie has previously acted in Court of Protection matters and is well-placed to act in cases raising mental capacity issues. He has significant expertise in child and adolescent mental healthcare and draws upon his background in special educational needs and disability law to provide holistic and practical advice.

More speakers TBC!

Reserve Your Ticket
We will send joining link details to all those who have signed up on the day of the event. If you have not received the joining link or in-person confirmation by 2pm on 2 December, and it is not in your junk inbox, please email webinars@gclaw.co.uk or seminars@gclaw.co.uk.