N, R (on the application of) v Mental Health Review Tribunal & Anor

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Mr Hugh Southey (instructed by Campbell Law) appeared on behalf of the claimant Mr T Ward (instructed by Treasury Solicitor) appeared on behalf of the defendant Mr Martin Chamberlain (instructed by Treasury Solicitor) appeared on behalf of the Interested Party ____________________

The tribunal considering the case of this claimant had to focus on those definitions, in particular the question of whether Section 1 (3) operated to take the claimant out of the definition of "psychopathic disorder" in Section 1 (2).

She went on to define the various personality disorders. I should say that it has been conceded on all sides that personality disorders, either singular or usually in combination, can amount to psychopathic disorder within the definition in the Act.

Albeit it may be that it could have been more clearly expressed on occasions, it is perfectly clear that his reason for coming to that conclusion is that all the symptoms and signs which he found himself or derived from the reports stem from his paedophilia and therefore from his sexual deviancy such as to take him out of the Mental Health Act definition.