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SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
Tom is interested in administrative justice in the field of mental health, particularly the work of Hospital Manager Panels and the Mental Health Tribunal.
Tom is also interested in systems theory approaches to law, particularly complexity theory and autopoiesis.
Research Interests
Mental health law, public and administrative law, complexity and autopoietic systems theory.
Web Links
Law school staff page: www.lancs.ac.uk/law/Tom-Webb/
Career Details
Tom has worked at Lancaster University Law School since September 2012.
Keywords
- Law
- Legal theory
- Law and society
User-defined keywords
- complexity theory
- law
- constitutionalism
- public law
- jurisprudence
- immigration
- autopoiesis
- systems theory
- administrative justice
- mental health
- asylum
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Searching for the Community in the Mental Health Act 1983 - Hospital Manager Panels, Local Justice and Legitimacy
Webb, T. (Principal Investigator), Hodge, S. (Co-Investigator), Wallace, S. (Co-Investigator), Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS R&D Team (Consultant) & McPin Foundation (Consultant)
2/01/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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LaSTNet: Law and Systems Theory Network
Webb, T. (Principal Investigator)
2/05/11 → 2/05/14
Project: Research
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Essential Cases: Public Law (7th ed)
Letwin, J. & Webb, T., 31/08/2025, 7th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP).Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
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Who should exercise the Hospital Managers’ Discharge Power under s.23, Mental Health Act 1983?
Webb, T., 21/06/2024, In: Public Law. 2024, July, p. 505-527 23 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Local, democratic community justice in the Mental Health Act 1983
Webb, T., 30/09/2023, In: Legal Studies. 43, 3, p. 523-542 20 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Uninformed Reform: The Attempt to Abolish the Hospital Managers' Section 23 Discharge Power Under the Mental Health Act 1983
Webb, T. E., 1/02/2019, In: Medical Law Review. 27, 1, p. 79–107 29 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Complexity theory & law: mapping an emergent jurisprudence
Murray, J. (Editor), Webb, T. E. (Editor) & Wheatley, S. M. (Editor), 30/07/2018, London: Routledge. 288 p. (Law, Science and Society)Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Book
Activities
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The Mental Health Act at 40
Webb, T. (Participant)
28/06/2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference - Academic
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Delegating Discharge Powers and Community Review in the Mental Health Act 1983
Webb, T. (Speaker)
27/03/2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Mental Health Law Association - Hospital Manager Hearings
Webb, T. (Participant)
12/10/2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Resilience and the Vulnerability of the Legal System
Webb, T. (Speaker)
3/02/2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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A community-based safeguard? Findings of a Freedom of Information Act 2000 Study into the Demographics of Associate Hospital Managers.
Webb, T. (Speaker)
14/05/2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk