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High Court determines not to award costs against the Health Service Executive (HSE) in a wardship case where the petition was withdrawn following an improvement in the respondent's mental health, on the grounds that the HSE had reasonable grounds to initiate the wardship proceedings based on substantial medical evidence at the time; and it would be unjust to order the HSE to pay the respondent's costs, as the proceedings were brought in good faith for the respondent's benefit and not for any personal gain by the HSE.
Wardship - Health Service Executive (HSE) - mental health - costs dispute - consultant psychiatrist - petition withdrawal - capacity assessment - Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (ADMCA) - wardship criteria - legal representation costs - estate - Order 67 Rule 4(2) RSC - High Court - judicial discretion - fairness - justice.
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