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R (V) v South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, LB Croydon | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether detention under s3 Mental Health Act 1983 was unlawful in the absence of consultation with the patient’s nearest relative; whether consultation would have involved unreasonable delay when it was believed that the patient was detained under s5(2) of the Act. | 
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| Court:  | 
Administrative Court | 
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| Reference:    | 
CO/943/2010 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2010] EWHC 742 (Admin) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Wyn Williams J | 
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| Date:  | 
8 February 2010 |