R (on the application of Buckowicki) -v- Northamptonshire Country Council;[2007] EWHC 310 (Admin); [2007] MHLR 121

Leading Counsel in a decision which determined that a Crown Court judge’s decision to impose a Guardianship Order is subordinate to the willingness of the local authority to accept the guardianship; the local authority has a wide discretion and are entitled to take a individuals propensity to be violent and disruptive into account when exercising that discretion.

Mark O’Connor acted for the claimant.