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PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE:AB v LCC (A Local Authority) and The Care Manager of BCH [2011] EWHC 3151 (COP), [2012] COPLR 314
Date:6 JUL 2012
Samantha Bangham
Law Reporter

(Court of Protection, Mostyn J, 6 December 2011)

The 81-year-old man suffered from vascular dementia, memory and cognitive impairment as well as diabetes and after being admitted to hospital in a state of neglect he was accommodated in a residential care home under Sch A1 to the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

The court provided guidance as to the principal and procedure of appointing a Relevant Person’s Representative as litigation friend.

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