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R (JL) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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R (JL) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
   
Issue: Whether the circumstances of a failed suicide attempt by a detainee in a Young Offender’s Institution were such that the state was obliged to conduct an enquiry satisfying the minimum standards required by Art 2 ECHR; whether it was for the victim to establish some arguable case before an enhanced investigation was required.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   C1/2006/2464
   
Neutral Citation:   [2007] EWCA Civ 767
   
Judge(s): Waller, Kay, Wilson LJJ
   
Date: 24 July 2007