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R (Brooke) v Secretary of State for Justice

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Brooke) v Secretary of State for Justice
   
Issue: Whether the differential treatment in terms of release before the statutory entitlement to release of long-term prisoners and those liable to deportation breached Art 14 and 5 ECHR; whether the policy breached s71(1)(b) Race Relations Act 1976.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/12084/2008
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWHC 1396 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Sir Anthony May P, Blake J
   
Date: 15 May 2009