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R (Munjaz) v Mersey Care NHS Trust | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether a hospital policy on seclusion that departed from the Code of Practice to the Mental Health Act 1983 was lawful; the status of the Code of Practice. | 
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| Court:  | 
House of Lords | 
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| Reference:    | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2005] UKHL 58 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Lords Bingham, Steyn, Hope, Scott and Brown | 
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| Date:  | 
13 October 2005 |