The Mental Health Tribunal may not grant a conditional discharge in circumstances where the conditions would inevitably lead to an Article 5 deprivation of liberty.

Related judgments

SSJ v RB (2011) EWCA Civ 1608

• SSJ v RB (2010) UKUT 454 (AAC)

• R (RB) v First-tier Tribunal (Review) (2010) UKUT 160 (AAC)

Other related cases:

• R (SSHD) v MHRT, re PH (2002) EWCA Civ 1868

• R (SSHD) v MHRT, re PH (2002) EWHC 1128 (Admin)

• R (G) v Mental Health Review Tribunal (2004) EWHC 2193 (Admin)
• R (SSHD) v MHRT, re MP (2004) EWHC 2194
• R (IT) v SSJ (2008) EWHC 1707

Other

Hearing: 12/10/11

Judgment 20/12/11

Before Maurice Kay, Arden, Moses LJJ

Mr Martin Chamberlain (instructed by Treasury Solicitor) for the Appellant

Mr Simon Burrows (instructed by odonnells Solicitors) for the First Respondent

The Second Respondent did not appear

Citations

[2011] EWCA Civ 1608, [2012] All ER (D) 92 (Jan)

External links

Bailii

John O'Donnell, 'Defining Liberty' (Solicitors Journal, 14/2/12)