Announcing … a new book

A Tendency to Laugh and Sing is also the title of my new book, which will shortly be published by the Northumbria Law Press. The book, whose sub-title is Some Notes on Mental Health Law, will collect together many of the articles and papers I have published, and one or two of the lectures I have given, over the last few years. In thematic chapters, and with a plethora of original and new notes, it will cover such things as the effect of the European Convention on Human Rights and reform of the Mental Health Act. It will range over a wide legal landscape, from the basis for seclusion to the true meaning of the word ‘hospital’, and from Bournewood to the ‘long leash’. In doing so, the book will address the most significant controversies in mental health law of the last few years. A Tendency to Laugh and Sing will be of assistance to anyone who is subject to or works with the Mental Health Act, and to those with an interest in social policy and the process by which it is applied or reformed. If you would like more information about the book, or even to pre-order a copy, please contact me at tendency@btinternet.com