News
CCJHR hosts Mental Health and Capacity Law Conference 2025
9 Sep 2025
The Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights was delighted to host the Mental Health and Capacity Law Conference on Friday 5th September 2025 in Brookfield Health Sciences Building.
The event featured speakers discussing the recent developments in mental capacity and mental health law. The conference programme can be downloaded here: Mental Health and Capacity Law Conference Programme 2025
Invited speakers included:
- Dr Nicola Maxwell, Grainne Mulcahy and Claire McCarthy (ID+ Futures). You can view slides here: ID+ Futures Slides
- Dr Joanna Ralston BL. You can view slides here: Joanna Ralston Slides
- Áine Flynn (Director of the Decision Support Service). You can view slides here: Aine Flynn Slides
- Martha Griffin (Assistant Professor in Mental Health, Dublin City University) and Jennifer Hough (PhD Candidate, University of Galway)
- Orla Keane BL (Mental Health Commission)
- Professor Gautam Gulati (Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist)
The event also featured an address from Dean of the School of Law, Professor Conor O'Mahony.
The conference was organised by Dr. Luke Noonan, Dr. Darius Whelan and Ms. Alyssa Fraser from the School of Law, UCC. We were also particularly grateful for the help of Ms. Colette O'Donovan and Ms. Angela Staunton on the day.