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Rabone and Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Authors / Contributors: Debra Powell KC , Bridget Dolan KC
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Rabone and Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
   
Issue: Whether the state was under an operational obligation under Art 2 ECHR to voluntary patients who were at real and immediate risk of death; whether parents of the deceased were victims for the purposes of s7(7) Human Rights Act 1998
   
Court: Supreme Court
   
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Neutral Citation:   [2012] UKSC 2
   
Judge(s): Lord Walker, Lady Hale, Lord Brown, Lord Mance, Lord Dyson
   
Date: 8 February 2012