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McCafferty’s Application

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
14.04
McCafferty’s Application
   
Issue: Whether a decision to recall a prisoner was unlawful; whether the lack of a decision by the Commissioner who advised the Secretary of State in relation to recalled prisoners breached the speediness requirement of Art 5(4) ECHR; whether the Commissioner was independent and impartial; whether the use of closed information was unfair.
   
Court: High Court (NI),
   
Reference:   WEA7551
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] NIQB 59
   
Judge(s): Weatherup J
   
Date: 16 June 2009