Saturday 6 April 2019, 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m., University College Cork

Chair of Session 1: Mr Richard Hammond

10.00 a.m.

Ms Joan Doran, Solicitor, Chair, Irish Mental Health Lawyers Association:

Introductory Remarks

10.10 a.m.

Mr Richard Hammond, President, Southern Law Association, and Chairperson, Mental Health and Capacity Task Force of the Law Society of Ireland:

Opening Address

10.20a.m.

Dr Miriam Kennedy, Consultant Psychiatrist (General Adult and Old Age), Highfield Healthcare, Swords Rd., Dublin. Senior Lecturer (RCSI and TCD, Honorary):

‘Recovery is Real’

10.45 a.m.

Ms Barbara Brennan, See Change Co-Ordinator and Mental Health Consultant:

‘A Personal Journey’

11.00 a.m.

Mr Paul Brady, Barrister:

‘Wardship and Capacity’

11.30 a.m.

Coffee / Tea Break

Chair of Session 2: Ms Áine Flynn

12.00 p.m.

Ms Áine Flynn, Director of the Decision Support Service, Mental Health Commission:

Opening Address

12.10 p.m.

Ms Áine Hynes, Partner, St. John Solicitors, Dublin:  ‘Developments in caselaw under the Mental Health Act, to include consideration of Detention Orders under the Wardship Jurisdiction’

12.35 p.m.

Judge Anselm Eldergill, Court of Protection, England:

‘Current Mental Capacity and Mental Health Law issues in England & Wales’

1.30 p.m.

Questions and Panel Discussion

2.00 p.m.

Conference Close

Conference Convenors:

Dr Darius Whelan, School of Law, UCC and Ms Joan Doran, Solicitor, Chair, Irish Mental Health Lawyers Association