A Masterful Example of How to Obtain Your LLM

K J Foxhall A.PLL, LLB (Hons), (LLM) obtained her Masters of Law degree in 2009 submitting a dissertation very similar to what is contained in this ebook.
After obtaining a 1:2 LLB (Hons) in 2005, the decision to take the Masters degree, followed on from K J Foxhall’s work at a Cardiac Network. Albeit her role was to administrate the website, the subject and corresponding legislation of Mental Health and Mental Capacity came into effect at the same time.

The Mental Capacity Act was new legislation that allowed those with mental health disorders to have rights that were not so clearly defined in previous statutes.

This book is a great example of what to include in a Masters of Law dissertation as well as providing some valuable resources if this is the chosen area to write about. Although the law is continuously changing, this book will still provide the reader with an amazing example of how to layout a qualifying dissertation.

This book contains the sub-title of ‘What are the legal issues arising from Mental Capacity, and Mental Health in general, in modern day society?’ which derives from a dissertation that gained K J Foxhall a Masters of Law (LLM) and received the HIGHEST COMMENDATION a student could reach at her chosen university.

In addition, this book not only contains helpful hints for those taking their Masters of Law degree, but for those with a general interest in Mental Health and the Mental Capacity Act, whether it is for their work or out of curiosity.
Containing all key legislative points surrounding the Mental Health Act 1983 and its meaning, Mental health disorders, Categories of diagnoses, Hospital Anxiety and Depressions Scale (HADS), Mental Capacity Act 2005 – 2007, the IMCA and Life Prolonging Treatments, the legal rules regarding decision making of one’s mental health, and many more, this helpful aid will clear up any ‘incapacities’ a student may have concerning mental health law.

A more exhaustive list is as follows:

Legislation and what Mental Health is
Mental Health Act 1983
The theory of Sociology, psychology and the legal interpretation
The Bournewood case
The meaning of Mental Health Act 1983, Section 131
Particulars of the Mental Health Act 1983
Mental health disorders
Categories of diagnoses
Commonly recognised categories of anxiety disorders include
The most common symptoms
Depression
Who falls under the admission criteria?
Hospital Anxiety and Depressions Scale (HADS)
Treatment
Related Cases and Articles
The case of Peter Bryan
Fall death boy unlawfully killed
Murder at the checkout
John Barrett - September 2004
Mental Capacity Act 2005 – 2007 - The Five Principles
The IMCA and Life Prolonging Treatments
GPs face sanctions on dementia prescribing
Mental Capacity Act example
Capacity of consent – where the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act combine26
Criteria for applications
Mental Health Act Code of Practice
Alternatives to detention
Mental capacity in adults
Re C [1994] 1 WLR 290
Refusal of treatment
Where consent cannot be obtained from an adult patient
Mental Capacity in children
Refusal of treatment
A study by Ruth Cairns
Mental Retardation
Ethical issues
Capacity at end of life - Euthanasia and assisted dying – the case of Colin Norris
Cases and Articles
The case of John Barrett
Mother seeks girl's hysterectomy
The case of Josef and Elisabeth Fritzl - Austria 200842
Rapist father given life sentence – UK case
The murder of Steven Hoskin
The manslaughter of Eshan Chattun
Further Information
How does the government or local councils accommodate such cases as they become more frequent?
Health care professionals’ lives in danger
The punishment criteria for mental health patients
Identifying the cause
Independence vs money – equality
Anger, unnecessary negligence or just complacency?