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R (Roberts) v Parole Board

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Roberts) v Parole Board
   
Issue: Whether a decision not to release a life-sentence prisoner following open and closed hearings was fair and/or breached Art 5(4) ECHR; whether a decision not to recommend transfer to open condition breached Art 5(4) and/or was fair.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/455/2006
   
Neutral Citation:   [2008] EWHC 2714 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Wyn Williams J
   
Date: 7 November 2008