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K (by his litigation friend, L) v Hospital Managers of the Kingswood Centre and Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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K (by his litigation friend, L) v Hospital Managers of the Kingswood Centre and Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
   
Issue: Whether notice of a faxed nearest relative application to discharge was received when the fax was received by the hospital or when the application was read by the authorised administrator, and so whether a barring order made more than 72 hours after receipt of the fax was valid.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   C1/2014/2314
   
Neutral Citation:   [2014] EWCA Civ 1332
   
Judge(s): Moore-Bick and Ryder LJJ, David Richards J
   
Date: 23 October 2014