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R (Hirst) v Parole Board and Home Secretary

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Hirst) v Parole Board and Home Secretary
   
Issue: Burden of proof in Discretionary Lifer Panels; whether a failure by the Parole Board to agree in advance of a hearing that the burden of proof was not on the prisoner allowed him to commence proceedings seeking a remedy under the Human Rights Act 1998.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/3938/2001
   
Neutral Citation:   [2002] EWHC 1592 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Moses J
   
Date: 31 May 2002