As a result of our continued growth, we are pleased to announce that we have moved to new offices. The move is effective from Monday 25th January 2016. Our new address is: Psychiatry Direct, 2.2(a) 40 East Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1BH NB – Our telephone and fax numbers remain the same.
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What is Capacity? According to the Mental Capacity Act, a person is considered to lack capacity if they are unable to make or communicate a decision that needs to be made at the time it needs to be made ‘because of an impairment of, or a disturbance in the functioning of, the mind or brain’. …
Read MoreAfter a “consultation period” lasting several months, that sparked protests by interested parties from across the legal profession, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) finally confirmed last week that they will be going ahead with the 20% reduction of fees for Expert Witnesses for civil, family & criminal proceedings. The austerity measures being implemented by the…
Read MoreFitness to Plead in the Crown Court (Archbold 4-166a to 4-185) The purpose of this procedure is to strike a fair balance between the need to protect a defendant, who has, in fact, done nothing wrong but is unfit to plead at his trial, and the need to protect the public from a defendant who…
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