TTM v London Borough of Hackney and Others

[2010] LS Law Med 362

ADMINISTRATIVE COURT

and Mr Justice COLLINS

Judicial review — Habeas corpus — Whether detention ruled unlawful under section 3 Mental Health Act unlawful ab initio — Article 5 of ECHR — Compatibility of sections 6 and 139 of the Mental Health Act 1983 with the ECHR — Meaning of “practical” under section 12 Mental Health Act — Impact of honest mistake in application by approved mental health professional