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R (Juncal) v Home Secretary, East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust, The Scottish Ministers, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Juncal) v Home Secretary, East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust, The Scottish Ministers, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
   
Issue: Whether detention imposed in Northern Ireland following a finding of unfitness to stand trial but without a finding that the accused committed the actus reus of the offence charged was lawful in domestic law; whether it was in breach of Art 5 ECHR.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/2416/2007
   
Neutral Citation:   [2007] EWHC 3024 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Wyn Williams J
   
Date: 19 December 2007