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EB v (1) Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust and (2) The Lord Chancellor | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether a Tribunal decision not to allow a Pre-Hearing Examination of a patient detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 was lawful; the relationship between the Tribunal Procedure Rules 2008 and Practice Directions issued by the Senior President of Tribunals. | 
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| Court:  | 
Upper Tribunal (AAC) | 
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| Reference:    | 
HM/1456/2020 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2020] UKUT 362 (AAC) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Farbey J (Chamber President), UTJ Jacobs, UTJ Ramshaw | 
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| Date:  | 
16 December 2020 |