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R (Hirst) v Parole Board and Home Secretary |
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Burden of proof in Discretionary Lifer Panels; whether a failure by the Parole Board to agree in advance of a hearing that the burden of proof was not on the prisoner allowed him to commence proceedings seeking a remedy under the Human Rights Act 1998. |
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| Court: |
Court of Appeal; |
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| Reference: |
C/2002/1347 |
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| Neutral Citation: |
[2002] EWCA 1329 |
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| Judge(s): |
Laws and Keene LJJ |
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| Date: |
25 September 2002 |