Court of Appeal ruling on unlawful detention: R v Bournewood Community and Mental Health Trust ex p L. CA[1998] 1AllER 634
By: Brammer, Alison.
Series: Tizard Learning Disability Review 3 (3) 1998: 28-31.Publisher: 1998Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): UNITED KINGDOM
| COURT PROCEEDINGS | LAW | LEGAL ISSUES | LEGAL RIGHTS | MENTAL HEALTH | PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITY | DETENTIONSummary: A recent Court of Appeal decision in the United Kingdom have far reaching consequences in the field of mental health and could affect thousands of psychiatric patients. The court ruled that where a person is admitted to hospital on an informal basis, but is unable to give a valid consent to admission, then it is an unlawful detention. [AJ].
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A recent Court of Appeal decision in the United Kingdom have far reaching consequences in the field of mental health and could affect thousands of psychiatric patients. The court ruled that where a person is admitted to hospital on an informal basis, but is unable to give a valid consent to admission, then it is an unlawful detention. [AJ].
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