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R (Cooper) v Parole Board

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Cooper) v Parole Board
   
Issue: Whether a delay of over 3 months from the recall of a life sentence prisoner to a hearing date before the Parole Board breached Art 5(4) ECHR; whether the prisoner’s deteriorating mental health was relevant to the listing of the hearing.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/2408/2007
   
Neutral Citation:   [2007] EWHC 1292 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Collins J
   
Date: 18 May 2007