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R (Richards) v Home Secretary

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
14.04
R (Richards) v Home Secretary
   
Issue: Whether a mandatory life sentence prisoner was entitled to compensation under Art 5(5) European Convention following a ruling that Art 5(4) applied to the post-tariff detention of such a prisoner and delays in his release following a Parole Board decision in his favour.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/430/2003
   
Neutral Citation:   [2004] EWHC 93 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Silber J
   
Date: 28 January 2004