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MH v UK 11577/06 [2008] ECHR 181

Statement of facts and question to the parties. The question to the parties is: "Do the facts of the case disclose a breach of Article 5 § 4 of the Convention: (a) in relation to the failure to provide an automatic referral to a court when a patient is detained under section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and when that patient lacks the capacity to take proceedings; and (b) when that detention is prolonged under section 29(4) of the same Act?"

Related cases

MH v UK 11577/06 [2013] ECHR 1008, [2013] MHLO 94

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