# Case (Section 139 leave refused). Appiah v Leeds City Council \[2022\] EWHC 2546 (KB)

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— This judgment is not available but here is an extract from a later judgment in the case: "The claim against D1, Leeds City Council, was struck out by order of Mrs Justice Yip DBE dated 15 July 2022 on the basis that Cs should not have leave pursuant to s.139 to bring proceedings against D1 because Cs did not have an arguable claim that D1 had acted "in bad faith or without reasonable care" pursuant to s.139 MHA 1983 - see [2022] EWHC 2546 (KB)M ("the Yip judgment")."

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Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Appiah\_v\_Leeds\_City\_Council\_(2022)\_EWHC\_2546\_(KB)?id=270625-2059](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Appiah_v_Leeds_City_Council_(2022)_EWHC_2546_(KB)?id=270625-2059)