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R (Smith) v Home Secretary; R (Dudson) v Home Secretary and The Lord Chief Justice |
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Whether the Home Secretary is obliged to offer an occasional review of the tariff fixed in relation to those sentenced prior to 30 November 2000 to detention during Her Majesty’s Pleasure for murder; whether a decision of the Lord Chief Justice on tariff length is susceptible to Judicial Review; whether there is a right to an oral hearing before the LCJ re tariff. |
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| Court: |
Court of Appeal |
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| Reference: |
C3/2003/895 and 2125 |
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| Neutral Citation: |
[2004] EWCA Civ 99 |
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| Judge(s): |
Lord Phillips MR, Mantell and Carnwath LJJ |
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| Date: |
11 February 2004 |