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Secretary of State for Justice v RB

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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Secretary of State for Justice v RB
   
Issue: Whether a conditional discharge under s73 Mental Health Act 1983 was unlawful if the conditions amounted to a deprivation of liberty for the purposes of Art 5 ECHR.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   C3/2011/0851
   
Neutral Citation:   [2011] EWCA Civ 1608
   
Judge(s): Maurice Kay LJ (VP), Arden and Moses LJJ
   
Date: 20 December 2011