19 September 2012
Franco-British experts to discuss "law and mental health"
Legal experts from across the UK and France will gather in Dundee this week for a major event examining issues around Law and Mental Health.
The 2012 Colloque of the Franco-British Lawyers’ Society is being hosted by the University of Dundee Law School. Around 50 legal experts are expected to attend the event.
Among the issues being discussed are:
- Dealing with Adult Incapacity
- Issues associated with compulsory mental health treatment
- Dealing with Mentally Disordered offenders
"We are delighted to be welcoming some of the most eminent voices in the field of Law and Mental Health to Dundee," said Stuart Cross, from the University of Dundee Law School.
"There are significant issues relating to how the law deals with matters related to mental health and this event will gather people not just from the legal fraternity but some of those dealing directly with mental health issues.
The speakers at the event include:
- Mme Nicole Questiaux, membre de Conseil D’Etat honorarire
- Dr. Joe Morrow, President of the Mental Health Tribunal, Scotland
- District Judge Gordon Ashton, Nominated Judge of the Court of Protection
- Adrian Ward, Senior Partner, Turnbull & Ward Solicitors
- Mungo Bovey QC, Advocate
- Professor Tom Fahy, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London
- H.H. Judge Robert Atherton, Manchester Crown Court
- M. Frederic Pansier, Chargé d’enseignement á Paris I (Pantheon Sorbonne)
- Michael Potter, Barrister-at-law, Northern Ireland
The event begins with a Civic Reception at Dundee City Chambers at 6.30pm on Thursday September 20th, followed by the Colloque itself at the Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee, throughout Friday September 21st.
NOTES TO EDITORS
The Franco-British Lawyers Society was founded in 1995. There are three sections - one for France, one for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and one for Scotland.
The Society is open to all lawyers, including members of the Judiciary, academics, advocates,barristers and solicitors in private practice or as inhouse solicitors for public authorities, or corporate or corporate or commercial companies an enterprises. The aims of the Society are to promote communication between the different jurisdictions of the member countries and to stimulate debate on comparative law and ideas about legal practice and procedures in the separate systems, including finding practical ways to resolve the incompatibilties which can arise for the different jurisdictions.
For media enquiries contact:
Roddy Isles
Head, Press Office
University of Dundee
Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4HN
TEL: 01382 384910
E-MAIL: r.isles@dundee.ac.uk
MOBILE: 07800 581902 |
