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R (Hammond) v Home Secretary  | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether an oral hearing could be held as part of the process for setting the tariff of an existing mandatory life sentence prisoner. | 
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| Court:  | 
Administrative Court | 
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| Reference:    | 
CO/3775/04 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2004] EWHC 2753 (Admin) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Thomas LJ, Richards and Fulford JJ | 
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| Date:  | 
25 November 2004 |