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Court of Appeal overturns a decision affirming the detention of a mental health patient, finding that the tribunal failed to provide adequate reasons for its decision, particularly in relation to the patient's evidence about medication compliance. The original High Court had dismissed the patient's application for judicial review, which challenged the tribunal's decision to affirm a six-month detention order. The Court of Appeal's decision focused on the tribunal's duty to engage with the patient's evidence and to clearly communicate its reasoning for the decision, especially given the fundamental rights at stake, including the patient's liberty and dignity.
Mental Health Act 2001 - involuntary detention - paranoid schizophrenia - medication compliance - tribunal decision - judicial review - Court of Appeal - right to liberty - adequate reasons - statutory duty - European Convention on Human Rights - declaratory relief - damages - insight into illness - patient evidence - expert psychiatric reports - dissenting opinion - mootness - fundamental rights - liberty - privacy - bodily integrity - autonomy - Community Treatment Order - United Kingdom legislation - mental disorder criteria - s.3(1)(a) and (b)(i) and (ii), s.18(5), s.49(6)(j) - s.19 appeal - Circuit Court - best interests of the patient - dignity - bodily integrity - privacy - autonomy - admission order - renewal order - certiorari.
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