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R (Ian Stewart Brady) v (1) Lord Chancellor (2) First-Tier Tribunal (Health, Education & Social Care Chamber) Mental Health

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Ian Stewart Brady) v (1) Lord Chancellor (2) First-Tier Tribunal (Health, Education & Social Care Chamber) Mental Health
   
Issue: Whether the Lord Chancellor could grant legal aid for Tribunal work for a particular patient to a solicitor who did not hold a contract for Tribunal representation; whether the Tribunal had erred in supporting but not formally appointing the solicitor of choice for the patient.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/6234/2016
   
Neutral Citation:   [2017] EWHC 410 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Morris J
   
Date: 20 February 2017