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R v Rebelo [2021] EWCA Crim 306, 2021 WL 00848726

23 August

Case Updates

R v Rebelo [2021] EWCA Crim 306, 2021 WL 00848726

Capacity cases, Psychiatry, Gross negligence, Free will, Voluntariness, 10. Records Assessments and Site Visits, 11. Report Writing, 15. Giving Oral Evidence

Relevance: General

Psychiatry

Topics: Capacity

Voluntariness

Free will

Gross negligence manslaughter

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