DD v Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Secretary of State for Justice, MIND intervening: [2022] UKUT 166 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Jacobs on 23 June 2022.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service and Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber)
• Published: 18 July 2022

• Categories: Mental health, Tribunal procedure and practice
• Sub-categories: Tribunal procedure and practice - other
• Judges: Jacobs, E
• Decision date: 23 June 2022

Read the full decision in UA-2022-000151-HM.

Judicial Summary

Appeal that became academic before hearing by the Upper Tribunal - principles applied by the courts in public law matters not applicable - principles to be developed in Upper Tribunal on a case by case basis - reasons for dealing with academic issue set out.

Mental health - patient subject to hospital and restriction orders when he applied to the First-tier Tribunal, but conditionally discharged before the application was heard - tribunal retained jurisdiction.

Published 18 July 2022