Court of Protection Conference – 6 June, London

COP Conference

6 June 2014

Programme

9.15 – 9.30 Introduction – Richard Charlton – Chairman of the Mental Health Lawyers Association

9.30 – 10.15 Keynote Address – Mr. Justice Charles – Vice President of the Court of Protection

10.15 – 11.00 Legal Aid Agency – Question & Answer Session – including funding issues in Court of Protection Cases

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break

11.15 – 12.00 Court of Protection Legal Update – Sophy Miles – Consultant Solicitor, Miles & Partners LLP

12.00 – 13.00 Panel Discussion – Panel Members: Ian Grimwood (Independent Mental Capacity Advocate), Dr. Paul Divall (Consultant Psychiatrist) and Sheila Carrick (Solicitor) – Chair
“Who needs what in proceedings before the Court of Protection”

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break

14.00 – 14.45 The Official Solicitor’s Office – Susan Hardie – Court of Protection Healthcare and Welfare Lawyer

14.45 – 15.30 Malcolm Chisholm – Barrister – 1 Garden Court Family Law Chambers
“Still Finding Our Feet? Reflections on Practice and Procedure in the Court of Protection”

15.30 – 15.45 Coffee break

15.45 – 16.30 Professor George Szmukler – Professor of Psychiatry and Society at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London
“A mental health law that does not discriminate against persons with a mental illness”

16.30 – 17.00 Question and Answer Session

17.00 Closing statement – Richard Charlton

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