WC, Regina (On the Application of) v South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Another: Admn 25 Oct 2001

The claimant challenged his detention under section 3 of the 1983. He suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. He said that the social worker had consulted his wife and not, as he said was correct, his mother.
Held:

Judges:

Scott Baker J

Citations:

[2001] EWHC Admin 1025, [2001] 1 MHLR 187

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Mental Health Act 1983 3

Cited by:

CitedGD v Hospital Managers of the Edgware Community Hospital and Another Admn 27-Jun-2008
The claimant sought a writ of habeas corpus, by way of a challenge to his detention under section 3 of the 1983 Act, saying that it had been unlawful because the social workers had failed to consult his father.
Held: Burnett J said: ‘The duty . .
CitedTW v London Borough of Enfield and Another QBD 8-May-2013
The claimant sought damages after being detained under the 1983 Act, and a declaration that the section used was incompatible with her human rights.
Held: The test for allowing proceedings was set at a low level, and even if section 139 does . .
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Updated: 28 July 2022; Ref: scu.347091