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R (LV) v Secretary of State for Justice and Parole Board

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (LV) v Secretary of State for Justice and Parole Board
   
Issue: Whether a process of reviewing the ongoing detention of an indeterminate sentence prisoner transferred to hospital under ss47/49 Mental Health Act 1983 which took 22 months breached Art 5(4) ECHR.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/3230/2012
   
Neutral Citation:   [2014] EWHC 1495 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Irwin J
   
Date: 15 May 2014