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Mental Health and Capacity Law Conference 2025
The Mental Health and Capacity Law Conference will be held in Cork on 5 September 2025. The conference will be hosted and organised by the Centre of Criminal Justice and Human Rights (CCJHR) at the School of Law, University College Cork (UCC). The 2025 Conference will discuss recent developments and research in mental health and capacity law.
The CCJHR was established by the School of Law in 2006. The Centre seeks to contribute to national and international debates on issues of human rights and criminal justice, through the promotion of cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, innovative programmes of legal education and training, and strategic partnerships with Government, statutory bodies, and civil society organisations worldwide.
The Conference will be free of charge. Registration will open in mid-August 2025.
Confirmed Speakers include:
Panel 1: Mental Capacity Law (10:00am – 12:00pm)
- Áine Flynn (Director of the Decision Support Service)
- Dr Nicola Maxwell (iD+ futures, University College Cork)
- Dr Joanna Ralston BL (Mental Health Commission)
Panel 2: Mental Health Law (2:00pm – 4:00pm)
- Professor Guatam Gulati (Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist)
- Orla Keane BL (Mental Health Commission)
- TBC
For more on this story contact:
Dr. Luke Noonan at ccjhr@ucc.ie