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Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v ZH (by GH, his litigation friend)

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v ZH (by GH, his litigation friend)
   
Issue: Whether the touching and restraint of a young man with autism and other difficulties was in his best interests and so justified; whether the police had breached the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 by not modifying their normal approach in light of his disabilities; whether there were breaches of Arts 3, 5 and/or 8 ECHR.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   B3/2012/0896
   
Neutral Citation:   [2013] EWCA Civ 69
   
Judge(s): Lord Dyson MR, Richards and Black LJJ
   
Date: 14 February 2013