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R (B) v (1) Dr SS (2) Dr G (3) Secretary of State for the Health Department

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (B) v (1) Dr SS (2) Dr G (3) Secretary of State for the Health Department
   
Issue: Whether medical treatment could lawfully be given to a detained patient without his consent.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   C1/2005/2080
   
Neutral Citation:   [2005] EWCA Civ 28
   
Judge(s): Lord Phillips CJ, Thorpe and Rix LJJ
   
Date: 26 January 2006