R v North West Lancashire Health Authority, ex parte A and others

Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[1999] All ER (D) 911
Court:	Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:	Auld, Buxton and May LJJ
Representation	Nicholas Blake QC and Stephanie Harrison (instructed by Tyndallwoods, Birmingham) for the applicants.
	David Pannick QC and Gerald Clarke (instructed by Hill Dickinson) for the authority.
Judgment Dates:	29 July 1999

Catchwords

Judicial review - Health authority - Authority's refusal to fund gender re-assignment surgery - Whether authority's policy irrational - Whether authority's refusal to fund treatment irrational.

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