MH v Secretary of State for Health [2005] UKHL 60 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldjudgmt/jd051020/mh-1.htm

An exploration of the law governing the detention of the mentally ill.

R (on the application of Munjaz) v Ashworth Hospital Authority [2005] UKHL 58 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldjudgmt/jd051013/ash.pdf

An interpretation of the Mental Health Act 1983.

R (on the application of von Brandenburg) v East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust [2004] 2 AC 280 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200203/ldjudgmt/jd031113/east-1.htm

A discussion of the rights of those detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Welsh Ministers v PJ [2018] UKSC 66 https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2018-0037.html

An analysis of community treatment orders.

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