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R (AL) v (1) Home Secretary (2) Secretary of State for Health

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (AL) v (1) Home Secretary (2) Secretary of State for Health
   
Issue: Whether the recall to hospital and continuing detention of a conditionally discharged patient was lawful when he was suffering from a mental disorder for which he had not initially been detained
   
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
   
Reference:   C3/2004/1015
   
Neutral Citation:   [2005] EWCA Civ 02
   
Judge(s): Brooke, Jonathan Parker and Keene LJJ
   
Date: 20 January 2005