The Weekly Law Reports
[2016] 1 WLR 444
Supreme Court
*Regina (C) v Secretary of State for Justice (Media Lawyers Association intervening)
[2016] UKSC 2
2015 Oct 26;
2016 Jan 27
Baroness Hale of Richmond DPSC, Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath, Lord Hughes JJSC
Mental disorder— Patient— Anonymity— Mental patient compulsorily detained in psychiatric hospital— On release from hospital patient committing double murder— Patient convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment— While serving sentence patient transferred to psychiatric hospital— After completion of tariff period of life sentence patient applying for unescorted leave in the community— Secretary of Sate refusing application— Patient seeking judicial review and anonymity order— Whether general presumption of anonymity in civil proceedings relating to patients detained in psychiatric hospital— Whether anonymity order to be made—
CPR
r 39.2(4)
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