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R (Bektas) v Secretary of State for Justice; Probation Service

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Bektas) v Secretary of State for Justice; Probation Service
   
Issue: Whether recall from licence was irrational because it was not for a fixed term; whether Art 5(1) ECHR was breached because the incident leading to the recall was of a different nature from the offence.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/3575/2009
   
Neutral Citation:   [2009] EWHC 2359 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Rabinder Singh QC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge)
   
Date: 7 August 2009