# Tribunal appeals surviving change of section **URL:** \ **Category:** Mental Health Act\ **Tags:** status-change\ **Created:** [20 February 2025 17:24 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/tribunal-appeals-surviving-change-of-section/3299 "2025-02-20T17:24:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Karen](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@Karen](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Karen)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2025 17:24 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/tribunal-appeals-surviving-change-of-section/3299/1 "2025-02-20T17:24:17Z")
There is a general rule which has been established by case law but I can’t remember it and am rather pushed for time. I think that an application made when client is unrestricted survives if they are given a restriction order. But this does not apply if , e.g a s47/49 becomes a notional s37. Can anyone confirm and give me the case law. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/jonathan/32/88_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Jonathan)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2025 17:33 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/tribunal-appeals-surviving-change-of-section/3299/2 "2025-02-20T17:33:57Z")
Here are all the cases I know about: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Change\_in\_status\_during\_tribunal\_proceedings](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Change_in_status_during_tribunal_proceedings). I don’t think there’s a general rule, but there are enough cases now that it’s probably possible to describe the pattern in one long sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Karen](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@Karen](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/Karen)\ **Post date:** [20 February 2025 17:38 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/tribunal-appeals-surviving-change-of-section/3299/3 "2025-02-20T17:38:55Z")
Thank you Jonathan-that is extremely helpful!