K v Kingswood Centre and another – WLR Daily

Posted October 28th, 2014 in appeals, detention, habeas corpus, hospital orders, law reports, mental health by sally

K v Kingswood Centre and another [2014] EWCA Civ 1332; [2014] WLR (D) 443

‘The notice period of a discharge order made for the purposes of section 25 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and served in accordance with regulation 3(3)(b)(i) of the Mental Health (Hospital, Guardianship and Treatment) (England) Regulations 2008 started to run from the time when it was received by the officer authorised by the hospital managers and not from the time when it was received at the hospital’s fax machine.’

WLR Daily, 23rd October 2014

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