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JK v A Local Health Board

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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JK v A Local Health Board
   
Issue: Whether a remand prisoner transferred to a psychiatric hospital on the basis of Autism Spectrum Disorder who was refusing to eat could be force-fed; the relationship between the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the treatment provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction.
   
Court: High Court, Family Division
   
Reference:   FD19F00097
   
Neutral Citation:   [2019] EWHC 67 (Fam)
   
Judge(s): Lieven J
   
Date: 13 November 2019