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R (Girling) v Parole Board and Home Secretary | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether the Home Secretary could issue directions to the Board in relation to the release of life sentence prisoners; whether challenges to the Board’s decision not to release a life sentence prisoner should proceed in light of his death. | 
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| Court:  | 
Court of Appeal | 
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| Reference:    | 
C1/2005/0832 and 0873 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2006] EWCA Civ 1779 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Sir Anthony Clarke MR, Judge and Carnwath LJJ | 
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| Date:  | 
21 December 2006 |