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R (Ghartey) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Ghartey) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
   
Issue: Whether a long-term prisoner had a legitimate expectation to be treated as a short-term prisoner on the basis of a document describing his sentence as one of less than 4 years.
   
Court: Divisional Court
   
Reference:   CO/4262/2000
   
Neutral Citation:   [2001] EWHC Admin 199
   
Judge(s): Rose LJ, Sullivan J
   
Date: 7 March 2001