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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
   
Issue: Whether Art 6(1) ECHR applied to and was breached by proceedings in which a criminal court ordered detention in a psychiatric hospital following a finding that the applicant committed criminal acts whilst lacking mental capacity, and a civil court ruled on the modalities of detention.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/4351/2022
   
Neutral Citation:   [2023] EWHC 3182 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Lane J
   
Date: 45274