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R (McFetrich) v Home Secretary

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (McFetrich) v Home Secretary
   
Issue: Whether it was unlawful to set the tariff for a mandatory lifer transferred from Scotland to England as if he had been convicted in England; whether a higher tariff breached Art 7 European Convention
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/4937/2002
   
Neutral Citation:   [2003] EWHC 1542 Admin
   
Judge(s): Scott Baker LJ, Pitchford J
   
Date: 30 June 2003