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High Court Wellington
4, 11, 21 March 1966
T. A. Gresson J.
Court of Appeal Wellington
10, 11, 27 April 1967
Turner J. McCarthy J. McGregor J.
4, 11, 21 March 1966
T. A. Gresson J.
Court of Appeal Wellington
10, 11, 27 April 1967
Turner J. McCarthy J. McGregor J.
Mental health — Care and treatment — Application for reception order — Negligence against applicant (a medical practitioner) and patient's doctor alleged — Application for leave to take civil proceedings against applicant and doctor — Whether leave should be granted — Whether substantial grounds exist — Mental Health Act 1911, ss. 4, 5, 10, 11 — Mental Health Amendment Act 1935, s. 6
Practice — Supreme Court — Application for leave to bring civil proceedings against two doctors in respect of an application for a reception order under the Mental Health Act 1911 — Draft statement of claim to accompany application — Foundations of claim to be defined — Mental Health Amendment Act 1935, s. 6.