Hearings
England & Wales
30 Jul 1998 [1999] Fam 26; [1998] 3 WLR 936; [1998] 3 All ER 673; [1998] 2 FLR 728, CA
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust v S
Additional names
R v Collins, Ex parte S
Subject Matter
MEDICAL PRACTITIONER — Medical treatment, consent to — Refusal of Caesarean section — Adult woman suffering from pre-eclampsia — Lives of mother and unborn child at risk — Admission to mental hospital for assessment — Transfer to general hospital — Judge granting declaration dispensing with mother's consent to Caesarean section — Whether compulsory treatment amounting to trespass — Whether detention lawful — Mental Health Act 1983, ss 2(2), 6(1)(3)
[1999] Fam 26; [1998] 3 WLR 936; [1998] 3 All ER 673; [1998] 2 FLR 728, CA