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In Re JR 49

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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In Re JR 49
   
Issue: Whether a decision to transfer a detained juvenile patient from Northern Ireland to a specialist service in England was lawful; the approach to the statutory test of whether a transfer “appears” to be in the “interests” of the patient.
   
Court: High Court (NI)
   
Reference:   TRE8172
   
Neutral Citation:   [2011] NIQB 41
   
Judge(s): Treacy J
   
Date: 4 May 2011