10 June 2022 Priya Vaidya 1148 Case Updates R v Keal [2022] EWCA Crim 341 byPriya Vaidya The case: The appellant was convicted of three counts of attempted murder and sentenced to a hospital order under section 37 Mental Health Act 1983 with restrictions under section 41. He appealed against conviction on the ground that the trial judge erred in law in his direction to the jury in respect of the defence of insanity. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Psychiatry05. Rules and Regulations Related articles The dangers of a considerable burden of expert work Preliminary (pre-report) experts’ meetings Pfizer Inc v Uniqure Biopharma BV [2024] EWHC 2672 (Pat) Steven Wilson v Ministry of Justice [2024] EWHC 2389 (KB) Independence, bias and conflicts of interest Switch article Smith v Howard [2022] EWHC 562 (TCC) Previous Article Hughes v Pritchard [2022] EWCA Civ 386 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.