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Seal v Chief Constable of South Wales Police

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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Seal v Chief Constable of South Wales Police
   
Issue: Whether a failure to obtain leave in accordance with s139 Mental Health Act 1983 before bringing civil proceedings in respect of acts purportedly done under the Act rendered the proceedings a nullity
   
Court: House of Lords
   
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Neutral Citation:   [2007] UKHL 31
   
Judge(s): Lord Bingham, Lord Woolf, Baroness Hale, Lord Carswell, Lord Brown
   
Date: 4 July 2007