I have a client detained under Section 47/49.He was given a life sentence and then subsequently transferred to hospital.He was dealt with during Covid and all interactions with the barrister etc were over video.The RC feels that if he had been seen face to face and in the usual way he would have bee…

Yes there’s a few cases where the Court of Appeal has replaced a custodial sentence with a hospital order ( R v LV ; R v Osmond [2025] EWCA Crim 835 - Mental Health Law Online ; R v Jenkins [2025] EWCA Crim 1657 - Mental Health Law Online ). If the patient has not yet appealed to the CACD, they could m…

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Client in hospital under Section 47/49 originally in Court during Covid and given a life sentence

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