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R (Black) v Home Secretary

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Black) v Home Secretary
   
Issue: Whether the Home Secretary was required to accept a recommendation from the Parole Board as to the release on parole of a very long-term determinate sentence prisoner; whether Art 5(4) ECHR applied
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/10697/2006
   
Neutral Citation:   [2007] EWHC 1668 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Kenneth Parker QC (sitting as a Deputy Judge)
   
Date: 12 July 2007