Unlawful detention in hospital

TTM v Hackney London Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 4

Counsel: For the appellant: Richard Gordon QC, Amy Street For the 1st respondent: Alex Ruck Keene For the 2nd respondent: Neil Garnham QC, Sydney Chawatama For the 3rd respondent: Jason Coppel Solicitors: For the appellant: Steel & Shamash For the 1st respondent: In-house solicitor For the 2nd respondent: Capsticks For the 3rd respondent: In-house solicitor, Deprivation of Liberty

T appealed against a decision that his admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 s3, and detention there until he was granted a writ of habeas corpus, was not unlawful, and that there was no reasonable prospect of success of a claim for negligence in respect of his detention.