K v The Hospital Managers of the Kingswood Centre & Anor

LORD JUSTICE MOORE-BICK LORD JUSTICE RYDER and MR JUSTICE DAVID RICHARDS ____________________

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Mr Michael Paget (instructed by DH Law Ltd) for the Appellant Mr Parishil Patel (instructed by Radcliffes Le Brasseur) for the Respondents Hearing date: 23 July 2014 ____________________

i) In holding that section 25 MHA 1983 requires receipt in person by the hospital managers or to an authorised officer of the managers;

ii) By failing to distinguish Re GK (Patient: Habeas Corpus) [1999] MHLR 128 upon which reliance was placed; and