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PI v West London Mental Health NHS

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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PI v West London Mental Health NHS
   
Issue: Whether a failure to assess the capacity of a patient during a Tribunal hearing when there were concerns about a loss of capacity was an error of law; whether the reasons for not doing so were inadequate; whether the decision should nevertheless stand
   
Court: Upper Tribunal (AAC)
   
Reference:   HM/2362/2016
   
Neutral Citation:   [2017] UKUT (AAC) 66
   
Judge(s): UTJ Knowles QC
   
Date: 8 February 2017