Derek Auchie, Ailsa Carmichael

The Scottish Mental Health Tribunal

Practice and Procedure

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Scottish Mental Health Tribunal: Practice and Procedure This unique text provides an authoritative and practical commentary on the practice and procedure of the new Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. A full review of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Practice and Procedure) (No 2) Rules 2005 is conducted, as well as a detailed examination of the relevant provisions of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. The authors, both Legal Members of the Tribunal, draw upon their own experiences in convening Tribunal hearings, as well as the experiences of other members, making this text an invaluable practical tool for anyone involved at any level of the Tribunal process. Contents include: - The operation, structure and administration of the Tribunal - Applications to the Tribunal, including applications for CTOs (and for extension and variation of such orders), restriction orders and compulsion orders, as well as any other relevant applications - Appeals and references to the Tribunal - Pre-hearing Tribunal procedure - Leading of evidence before the Tribunal - Role of the curator ad litem - Role of the named person - Appeals from Tribunal decisions The Authors: Derek P Auchie is a Solicitor and a Senior Lecturer in Law at Robert Gordon University. Ailsa Carmichael, QC is an Advocate. [DUP logo]

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 155mm x 229mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 936g
• ISBN-13: 9781845860226
• ISBN-10: 1845860225
• Artikelnr.: 35610937

Autorenporträt

Derek Auchie is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the School. of Law at the University of Aberdeen. His main research lies in the law of evidence and in dispute resolution processes (court, tribunal, arbitration and mediation). He is also interested in the interpretation of rules and legislation.