HSE 'in the dark' as man with acquired brain injury challenges High Court's wardship jurisdiction

A man with acquired brain injury who objects to being made a ward of court has brought a challenge to the constitutionality of the High Court’s wardship jurisdiction.

A jury hearing to decide whether the man should be brought into wardship, listed for next week, has now been deferred pending the challenge, the outcome of which has potentially significant implications for the wardship system.