When permission is required before issuing legal proceedings
Seal v Chief Constable of South Wales Police
House of Lords
“A claim brought in respect of an act purporting to be done under the powers of the Mental Health Act 1983 was a complete nullity if the claimant had failed to obtain the leave of a High Court judge under section 139(2) of that Act before issuing proceedings.”
The Times, 5th July 2007
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