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Restrictions on private life
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- February 4 2013
Just before Christmas, judgment was given in the case of J Council v GU and others. GU suffered from a number of separable mental disorders including
Judicial review: reform proposals
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- January 4 2013
For those of you who have been on the receiving end of a judicial review (JR), you might have been heartened to hear press coverage about the Government
Court confirms limits to responsibilities of Approved Mental Health Practitioners (AMHPs)
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- June 13 2012
In DD v (1) Durham County Council (2) Middleborough City Council 2012, a patient sought permission to bring proceedings against two local authorities for false imprisonment and breaches of his human rights
RK - another deprivation of liberty case
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- December 5 2011
The Court of Appeal handed down judgment on 30 November 2011 in relation to RK, a disabled child accommodated in a care home by the local authority
Cheshire West and Cheshire Council - deprivation of liberty decision from the Court of Appeal
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- November 10 2011
The Court of Appeal handed down judgment on 9 November 2011 in relation to P, a man with cerebral palsy and Down’s Syndrome
The future of supported living: High Court indicates that closer regulation is likely
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- August 11 2010
On 16 July 2010 the High Court indicated a provisional view that a supported living scheme - accommodating a man with learning disabilities - should be registered as a “care home” under the Care Standards Act 2000 (the 2000 Act) and that housing benefit should not be used to fund such a care home placement
Disputes about care provision not a matter for court
- Mills & Reeve LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- August 6 2009
In the recently decided case of R (on the application of F) v Wirral Borough Council which can be accessed here the claimants sought to judicially review a decision of the council, alleging that the council had unlawfully failed to properly assess their social care needs and failed to provide an appropriate care plan
