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K v Home Secretary

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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K v Home Secretary
   
Issue: Whether, when deciding to release a potentially dangerous criminal, the defendant owed a duty of care to his potential victims
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   B3/2001/1064
   
Neutral Citation:   [2002] EWCA Civ 775
   
Judge(s): Simon Brown LJ V-P, Laws and Arden LJJ
   
Date: 31 May 2002