Hearings
England & Wales
26 Jan 2006 [2006] EWCA Civ 28; [2006] 1 WLR 810, CA
29 Jun 2006 (pet dis) [2006] 1 WLR 2115, HL(E)
R (B) v S
Subject Matter
MENTAL DISORDER — Medical treatment, consent to — Refusal to consent — Convicted rapist detained in secure mental hospital refusing to consent to proposed treatment — Whether compulsory treatment in breach of Convention rights — Mental Health Act 1983, s 58(3) — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 3, 8, 14
Appellate History
R (B) v S [2005] EWHC 1936 (Admin)
Decision of Charles J affirmed
R (B) v S [2006] EWCA Civ 28; [2006] 1 WLR 810, CA